Thai Authorities Battle Spread of Mountain Wildfires

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30 March 2023, 13:22

Thailand Wildfires — Fire and smoke rise from a forest fire at Nakhon Nayok province province, 114 kilometers (70 miles) northeast of Bangkok. Thailand, Thursday, March 30, 2023. The fire had engulfed large areas of two mountains by Thursday, and the authorities were trying to contain its spread. (AP Photo/Nava Sangthong)

BANGKOK (AP) — Thai authorities on Thursday ordered urgent action to stop the spread of a fire that overnight engulfed forests on two mountains in a province northeast of the capital Bangkok.

Firefighting vehicles had been deployed to extinguish the blaze, which broke out Wednesday night in Nakhon Nayok province, 114 kilometers (70 miles) northeast of Bangkok, government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri said, adding that helicopters would be sent to provide further assistance.

The fire began on a high part of Khao Chaplu mountain, where safe access for firefighters was impossible, Anucha said. It then spread to the adjacent Khao Laem mountain. Local media said high winds fanned the flames.

Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha was closely monitoring the situation and had ordered officials and the army to mobilize to stop the fire’s spread, Anucha said.

He added that Prayuth ordered officials to watch for anyone deliberately lighting fires to clear land for farming and other purposes, a practice that has been blamed for past fires. The cause of the fire in Nakorn Nayok was not yet clear, though some local media reports said it was set off by lightning.

Separate forest fires have been raging farther north, Anucha noted, including in Chiang Mai province, where water was dumped from the air Wednesday in an effort the dowse the flames.

AP23088217066315 — A thick layer of smog covers the city of Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, Wednesday, March 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Wichai Taprieu)

AIS Ready To Overcome Boundaries To Build the ECOSYSTEM ECONOMY

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30 March 2023, 10:42

ECOSYSTEM ECONOMY underlines AIS leadership to break free of limitations Next-level digital experiences in combination with partners of every level from local to global Grass-roots economies powering mutual growth of the Digital Economy

AIS has set yet another milestone with its 2023 operations plan, aiming to turbocharge economic growth with the ECOSYSTEM ECONOMY of inclusive cross-sector integration. Thai potential is being built up with Intelligence Infrastructure powered by the nation’s biggest 5G and home internet network, to deliver the best experiences to customers and the Thai public.

Digital Intelligence Infrastructure of 5G networks, home internet and 5G platforms for industry with investment budgets for this year of 27,000 – 30,000 MB.
Cross-industry: Connections and collaborations with 1.8 million small merchants nationwide, building mutual growth for customer benefit.
Human Capital & Sustainability: Levelling up Digital Talent capabilities for Thai people through Education Platforms to build digital skills and promote cyber-immunity.

Somchai Lertsutiwong, Chief Executive of AIS, noted, “Last year’s operations generated growth in profits, revenues and customer numbers, despite fierce competition. As of today, AIS is able to deliver the fastest 5G network speeds to provide digital service, with number one coverage nationwide of over 87%, as well as high speed AIS Fibre broadband Internet reaches every location in Thailand with 8.8 million Thai households.

“All of this demonstrates the AIS can always overcome its challenges in the changing face of competition. This is how we came up with the concept of AIS BEYOND THE BOUNDARIES, to take our customers and the Thai public beyond boundaries while building the ECOSYSTEM ECONOMY for mutual growth, when every user should get the best experience from AIS at any time of the day.”

Somchai explained further that the Cognitive Tech-co vision was to provide the best products and services for customers and the Thai public, by pushing past boundaries to create the ECOSYSTEM ECONOMY.

Today AIS regards every sector as a combined ECOSYSTEM with new capabilities of inclusive growth for the economy. Networks must be interactive and constantly engage with customers. They should be providing Personalization services for customers, matching what they want, as well as giving the speed to deliver customers’ desires in real time.

Autonomous Network Monitoring technology constantly monitors customer usage in real time to allocate network capacity automatically. Customers are looked after with Intelligent Service from AIs, which are assistants to detect issues and troubleshoot with Smart Diagnostics.

AIS is setting new standards for industry by levelling up Digital Intelligence Infrastructure, by holding the most wave bands of spectra, in the low, middle and high frequency ranges totalling 1460 MHz. It is also partnering with NT to develop a resilient national digital infrastructure deploying frequency bands for Thai people’s greatest benefit, as intended by both operators at auction.

This also enables NT to provide efficient service to customers as a national telecom organization, while AIS customers receive improved service from additional 700 MHz frequency bands (Downlink 5 MHz and Uplink 5 MHz), giving AIS a total of 40 MHz (Downlink 20 MHz and Uplink 20 MHz) to provide service on the 700 MHz band to cover every use case.

AIS is now the first operator to have rolled out the energy-saving 5G SA (Stand Alone) service to all 77 provinces, with 92% coverage in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC). Most recently this has been upgraded to support high-frequency Millimeter Wave for the first time. This blew away the 5G standard by achieving 3 Gbps on the 5G Millimeter wave network in the 26 GHz spectrum for the first time in Thailand on an advanced smartphone.

As well as this, AIS Fibre home Internet reaches every location in Thailand with 8.8 million Thai households. and market share subscribers of 16%. At latest, AIS has been setting new standards with Transparent Fiber Optic technology. This connects to equipment to project the signal, and sets up a home Internet network supporting Gigabit transfer speeds in every room of the house simultaneously, while also providing Seamless Roaming on WiFi for the best home internet experience.

The company is also upgrading the industrial sector with AIS PARAGON (Next Generation Orchestration Platform). This is a One Stop 5G Platform for industry to efficiently manage its resources through the Cloud and Edge Computing. In terms of infrastructure, the Green Data Centre is under construction and will be the biggest Data Center in the country on completion.

The AIS CEO also highlighted cross-industry collaborations with partners in every sector from local to global. This year, the company has been working with shops in the Tungngern network, Blue Flag stores, independent retailers, mom and pop stores, and street food vendors, totalling over 1.8 million merchants covering the entire country, using the PromptPay system of Krung Thai Bank (KTB).

There have also been partnerships with Thailand’s leading retailers such as Central, including over 20,000 shops under famous national brands. This powers and supports local economies by enabling customers to redeem their AIS points for a range of exclusive privileges such as dining, travel and shopping.

At the same time, the company has been working with Bangkok Bank (BBL) in converting debit card services to apply Be1st Digital AIS POINTS. This program enables the collection and accumulation of points from partners, as well as directly from AIS services, expanding online shopping to support the digital economy.

AIS is also working with global partners to deliver exceptional digital experiences, such as SAMSUNG TV providing privileges to home net and Smart TV users for a full menu of home entertainment. ZTE’s Nubia Pad 3D tablet is the first of its kind to be powered with artificial intelligence. It provides a virtual experience of communication, streaming, gaming and sharing 3D data with no peripheral devices.

There are also financial services being offered through financial institutions such as UOB and the UOB Best Buy service, which enables customers to access financial services on their 5G smartphone more easily than ever before.

Even better, AIS has now gone beyond the boundary to make partnerships with both local and global content providers, to provide Thai people with amazing content from the likes of Disney+ Hotstar, Netflix, 3Plus and MONOMAX. Top international sports content includes tennis, and football, which includes The UEFA Champions League, the Europa League and many leading European leagues on the beIN Sports channel. Today, AIS is offering the exclusive privilege for its customers to watch every match on every channel for free until 11 April, 2023.

In terms of education, the AIS CEO explained that one policy to unlock potential which can power the economy and society, is leveling up the quality of education for Thai people by creating value and giving every user access to digital education. To further enlarge educational opportunities, AIS Academy has now partnered with the Canadian Embassy in Thailand and Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan).

This collaboration offers syllabi from leading Canadian educational institutions. It is another case of bringing the borderless world to Thai people’s doorsteps, enabling customers to learn and enjoy self-development.

Today, we are also leveraging our digital networks as tools for cyber-security, while also promoting skills among Thai users to be aware of scams, so they can enjoy their digital worlds securely and responsibly through the AIS “Aunjai CYBER” program.

Somchai concluded, “Our ongoing investment, which is the biggest in the industry, has made AIS the telecom brand ready to overcome boundaries to build the ECOSYSTEM ECONOMY for inclusive growth and provide digital experiences with intelligent networks, the biggest home internet network in Thailand, the most exclusive privileges, and the very best services from our collaborations with partners in every sector. They are working together to synergize their strengths for customers, the Thai public and the nation as a whole.”

Pope To Be Hospitalized for Days With Respiratory Infection

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30 March 2023, 02:53

Vatican Pope — Pope Francis talks with Monsignor Leonardo Sapienza during his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis was hospitalized with a respiratory infection Wednesday after experiencing difficulty breathing in recent days and will remain in the Rome hospital for several days of treatment, the Vatican said.

The 86-year-old pope, who had part of one lung removed as a young man, doesn’t have COVID-19, spokesman Matteo Bruni said in a statement late Wednesday.

The hospitalization was the first since Francis spent 10 days at the Gemelli hospital in July 2021 to have 33 centimeters (13 inches) of his colon removed.

AP23088346874004 — Pope Francis meets children at the end of his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

It immediately raised questions about Francis’ overall health, and his ability to celebrate the busy Holy Week events that are due to begin this weekend with Palm Sunday.

Bruni said Francis had had trouble breathing in recent days and went to the Gemelli hospital Wednesday for tests.

“The tests showed a respiratory infection (COVID-19 infection excluded) that will require some days of medical treatment in the hospital,” Bruni’s statement said.

Francis appeared in relatively good form during his regularly scheduled general audience earlier Wednesday, though he grimaced strongly while getting in and out of the “popemobile.” He nevertheless rode around the square as usual, kissing babies and greeting the faithful.

AP23088593613435 — Pope Francis helped to get on his car at the end of weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Bruni said Francis, an Argentine Jesuit, was grateful for the prayers and messages wishing him a speedy recovery, including from the Italian bishops conference.

President Joe Biden, at the start of an Oval Office meeting with President Alberto Fernández of Argentina, told reporters he had just learned of Francis’s health problems and said he was concerned about his dear “friend.”

Francis had part of one lung removed when he was a young man due to a respiratory infection, and he often speaks in a whisper. But he got through the worst phases of the COVID-19 pandemic without at least any public word of ever testing positive.

Francis was scheduled to celebrate Palm Sunday this weekend, kicking off the Vatican’s Holy Week observances: Holy Thursday, Good Friday, the Easter Vigil and finally Easter Sunday on April 9. He has canceled all audiences through Friday, but it wasn’t clear whether he could keep the Holy Week plans.

Francis has used a wheelchair for over a year due to strained ligaments in his right knee and a small knee fracture. He has said the injury was healing and been walking more with a cane of late.

Francis also has said he resisted having surgery for the knee problems because he didn’t respond well to general anesthesia during the 2021 intestinal surgery.

He said soon after the surgery that he had recovered fully and could eat normally. But in a Jan. 24 interview with The Associated Press, Francis said his diverticulosis, or bulges in the intestinal wall, had “returned.”

Japan High Schooler Excluded From Grad Ceremony for Cornrow Hairstyle

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30 March 2023, 01:26

japan sudent hair — File photo shows a graduation ceremony at a high school in northeastern Japan in March 2023. (Kyodo)

NAGOYA – A high school in western Japan refused to allow a student to formally attend his graduation ceremony for wearing his hair in cornrows, a popular African American hairstyle, local educational authorities said Tuesday.

The public high school in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, instead made the 18-year-old boy sit alone in a balcony at the back of the venue and told him not to respond even if his name was called at the Feb. 27 ceremony, according to the prefectural board of education.

The school told the board of education that the student had not explained “his ethnic background and the reason for wearing cornrows.”

The student was born to an African American father and a Japanese mother, according to the Mainichi newspaper’s report.

The school had earlier told the student to cut his hair as it was too long and in violation of school rules that called for “tidy and student-like” hairstyles.

“The response could have been different had there been prior consultation,” an education board official said, adding the decision to exclude the student “lacked a supportive attitude and educational consideration.”

Chiang Mai’s Songkran Tourism Is Being Harmed by Air Pollution

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29 March 2023, 23:09

Pallop Saejew, president of the Chaing Mai Chamber of Commerce, told reporters on Wednesday that according to a survey of business owners in the province prior to the Songkran festival in April, there has been an impact on tourism as many Thai tourists have stopped coming to the region due to heavy PM2.5 pollution, inhalable particles 2.5 micrometres in diameter or less pollute the air.

According to the survey, the number of bookings varies by location. While in the Tha Phae area, bookings rise to 50 per cent, in the polluted areas, only 20 to 30 per cent of vacancies are booked.

Foreign tourists, unlike the Thais who are afraid of the dust and haze, still come to the region because they have spent a lot of money and are not willing to cancel their plans, like those who have already booked a travel package. Tourists from China, Vietnam, Europe and the United States still come to Thailand for Songkran, especially Chiang Mai.

Pallop said they would not take advantage of foreign tourists and provided them with information about pollution and alternative travel options in Chiang Mai to gain trust. He believed that April, the time of high winds, could help with the situation.

Chiang Mai reclaims the top spot again on Wednesday morning, March 29, 2023, as the most polluted city on earth when it comes to the level of PM2.5 microdust particles in the air.

A fire also broke out at Baan Hua Kaek community forest in the province’s Mae Wang district on Tuesday but was extinguished by 9 p.m. last night.

chiangmai fire — A fire broke out in the Baan Hua Kaek community forest.

The Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) detected 600 hotspots in Chiang Mai, it is the highest daily record. Mostly are located inside reserved forests and various national parks. Hotspots accumulated from January 1, 2023 to the present, a total of 6,151 points.

Hawaii Authorities Say 33 Swimmers Were Harassing Dolphins

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29 March 2023, 17:38

hawaii dolphin — In this photo provided by the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, swimmers swim after spinner dolphins in Honanau Bay, Hawaii, March 26, 2023

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii authorities on Tuesday say they have referred 33 people to U.S. law enforcement after the group allegedly harassed a pod of wild dolphins in waters off the Big Island.

It’s against federal law to swim within 50 yards (45 meters) of spinner dolphins in Hawaii’s nearshore waters. The prohibition went into effect in 2021 amid concerns that so many tourists were swimming with dolphins that the nocturnal animals weren’t getting the rest they need during the day to be able to forage for food at night.

The rule applies to areas within 2 nautical miles (3.7 kilometers) of the Hawaiian Islands and in designated waters surrounded by the islands of Lanai, Maui and Kahoolawe.

AP23088142022023 — In this photo provided by the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, department enforcement officers speak to swimmers in Honaunau, Hawaii, March 26, 2023, after the swimmers allegedly harassed a pod of wild spinner dolphins. (Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources via AP)

The state Department of Land and Natural Resources said in a news release that its enforcement officers came upon the 33 swimmers in Honaunau Bay on Sunday during a routine patrol.

Aerial footage shot by drone shows snorkelers following dolphins as they swim away. The department said its video and photos showed swimmers “who appear to be aggressively pursuing, corralling and harassing the pod.”

AP23088142080263 — In this photo provided by the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, department enforcement officers speak to swimmers in Honaunau, Hawaii, March 26, 2023, after the swimmers allegedly harassed a pod of wild spinner dolphins. (Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources via AP)

Enforcement officers contacted the group while they were in the water, and told them about the violation. Uniformed officers met the swimmers on land where state and federal officials launched a joint investigation.

Hawaii’s spinner dolphins feast on fish and small crustaceans that surface from the ocean’s depths at night. When the sun rises, they head for shallow bays to hide from tiger sharks and other predators.

To the untrained eye, the dolphins appear to be awake during the day because they’re swimming.

But because they sleep by resting half of their brains and keeping the other half awake to surface and breathe, they may be sleeping even when they’re maneuvering through the water.

Revival of the “Zero-dollar Tour” Would Cost Thailand THB 3 Trillion

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29 March 2023, 13:28

The Ministry of Tourism and Sports (MOTS) has met urgently to prevent the resurgence of the zero-dollar tour, fearing that it will sabotage the country’s upcoming tourism revenue.

Arrun Boonchai, permanent secretary of MOTS, told Prachachat Business that following the opening of the Chinese border to international travel without restrictions on February 6, 2023, the ministry has discovered several travel agencies from China advertising travel packages that are significantly below the cost of operation, a tactic known as the ‘zero-dollar tour’.

As it turns out, most travel packages are lower than the current operating costs. The ministry suspects that these types of packages will increase.

The constant problems with tourists being lured into a particular souvenir shop or lacking security are also due to the zero-dollar tour. In some cases, the transactions take place in advance, suggesting that the operators must have planned to enrich themselves.

MOTS reports that the Chinese authorities are also aware of the situation and are concerned and have asked Thailand to protect Chinese tourists on 3 points: 1. quality of tourists, 2. safety and 3. experience of the trip, not just for shopping.

“Previously, the Thai government had spoken with the Chinese government and agreed on an initial price for a travel package, as China also wanted to address business misconduct,” said Arrun.

He added that the main problem is everything is linked together like a chain. The zero-dollar tour operators own a restaurant, a jewelry shop or a hotel. This problem has cost Thailand THB 3 trillion (87.300 billion U.S. dollars), which has gone to nominee investors or those outside the country.

Jaturon Phakdeevanich, director general of the Department of Tourism MOTS, said the department will work hand in hand with other stakeholders to share documents on the erring individuals and companies to resolve the issue.

He added that the department will register all travel agencies for Chinese clients. If any agency fails to maintain its licence, it will be removed from the ‘list of travel agents (affiliates)’. The list will then be forwarded to all authorities for verification and advertised to clients.

Moreover, the Chinese government has urged its citizens to buy travel packages from a registered travel agency and not from a cheap travel where, in some cases, more money is charged later.

The Chinese government is ready to investigate the matter. If the authorities find any illegal businesses, they will prosecute them, as this problem is sabotaging the tourism industry of both countries.

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Iraqi Arrested After Overstaying Visa 8 Years

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29 March 2023, 09:00

Khalid Majeed Ali Ali, in green shirt, at Chonburi Immigration Office on Mar. 28, 2023.

PATTAYA — An Iraqi national was arrested for overstaying his visa for eight years, police said Tuesday.

Police arrested Khalid Majeed Ali Ali, 52, at his house in Chonburi’s Bang Lamung district. Chonburi immigration chief Parinya Klinkesorn said the man had overstayed his tourist visa for 2,993 days after it expired on Jan. 15, 2015.

“Our investigation revealed that an Iraqi man had been staying in this area for a long period and appeared to be unemployed,” Pol. Col. Parinya said. “We feared that he might commit a crime.”

Majeed reportedly fainted when police showed up at his doorstep. Police had to administer first aid before he could be taken to Nong Prue Police Station to hear his charges.

Foreigners who are caught overstaying their visa by less than a year face five years on the blacklist, while those who overstay for more than a year face ten years. They also face a maximum fine of 20,000 baht. Those who turn themselves in get a shorter ban.

Bankman-fried Charged With Paying $40M Bribe to China

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29 March 2023, 00:53

FTX Bankman Fried — FILE — FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried leaves Manhattan federal court in New York, Feb. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

NEW YORK (AP) — FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was charged with directing $40 million in bribes to one or more Chinese officials to unfreeze assets relating to his cryptocurrency business in a newly rewritten indictment unsealed Tuesday.

The charge of conspiracy to violate the anti-bribery provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act raises to 13 the number of charges Bankman-Fried faces after he was arrested in the Bahamas in December and brought to the United States soon afterward. The indictment was returned on Monday.

FTX filed for bankruptcy on Nov. 11, when it ran out of money after the cryptocurrency equivalent of a bank run. He has remained free on a $250 million personal recognizance bond that lets him stay with his parents in Palo Alto, California.

He has pleaded not guilty to charges that he cheated investors out of billions of dollars before his business collapsed.

An arraignment on the rewritten indictment was set for Thursday by U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan. He also on Tuesday banned Bankman-Fried from communicating with current or former employees of FTX, the global cryptocurrency exchange he founded or Alameda Research, a cryptocurrency hedge fund trading firm linked to FTX. The order also limits Bankman-Fried to one laptop and phone and bans him from other cellphones, computers, or “smart” devices with internet access.

The alleged bribes stemmed from the operation of Alameda Research. The indictment said Chinese law enforcement authorities in early 2021 froze certain Alameda cryptocurrency trading accounts on two of China’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges. The accounts, it said, contained about $1 billion in cryptocurrency.

Bankman-Fried, 31, understood that the accounts had been frozen by Chinese authorities as part of an ongoing probe of a particular Alameda trading counterparty, the indictment said.

After Bankman-Fried failed several attempts over several months to unfreeze the accounts through the use of lawyers and lobbying, Bankman-Fried ultimately agreed to direct a multimillion dollar bribe to try to unfreeze the accounts, the indictment said.

Among the failed attempts, the indictment said Bankman-Fried and others he directed opened new fraudulent accounts on the Chinese exchanges using personal identifying information of several individuals unaffiliated with FTX or Alameda to try to evade freeze orders and move cryptocurrency from frozen accounts to the fraudulent accounts.

The bribe payment of cryptocurrency, then worth about $40 million, was moved from Alameda’s main trading account to a private cryptocurrency wallet in November 2021 and the frozen accounts were unfrozen at about the same time, the indictment said.

After Bankman-Fried received confirmation that the accounts were unfrozen, he authorized the transfer of an additional tens of millions of dollars in cryptocurrency to complete the bribe, according to the indictment.

Bankman-Fried’s lawyers did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment. Messages for comment were also sent to the Chinese consulate in New York and the Chinese embassy in Washington D.C.

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LARRY NEUMEISTER AP Writer reported from New York and Jennifer Peltz contributed to this story.

1 Dead, 1 Missing as Kyoto Tour Boat With 29 Aboard Capsizes

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28 March 2023, 19:15

kyoto boat1 — A traditional wooden tourist boat that capsized in the Hozu River in Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture, on March 28, 2023 after becoming stranded while on a popular river cruise with about 30 people on board. (Kyodo)

A traditional wooden boat carrying 29 people on a popular river cruise in Kyoto Prefecture capsized Tuesday, leaving one person dead and one missing, police said.

All 25 passengers onboard were rescued after the incident that occurred at around 11 a.m. on the Katsura River, also known as the Hozu River, in the western Japan prefecture.

Saburo Tanaka, a 51-year-old staff member who had been punting the boat, died while another staff member, a man in his 40s, is unaccounted for, the police said. Two other staff members who were on board are safe.

Nine women among the passengers were sent to hospital for treatment due mainly to hypothermia and bruises, according to the Kyoto municipal fire department.

The accident occurred about 15 minutes after the boat departed a location upstream at around 10:40 a.m., according to Hozugawa Yusen Kigyo Kumiai, operator of the sightseeing tours.

After one of the four staff members made a steering error and fell into the water, the boat hit rocks and capsized, it said.

All 29 people aboard the boat were wearing lifejackets, according to the operator.

kyoto boat2 — People disembark at Arashiyama in Kyoto after being transported from the area where a traditional wooden boat carrying 29 people on a popular river cruise caspized on March 28, 2023. (Kyodo)

The Japan Transport Safety Board, a transport ministry body, decided later Tuesday to send two ship accident investigators to the site of the accident.

The tours, which attract around 300,000 tourists annually, start from Kameoka and traverse through rapids before ending at Arashiyama on the outskirts of the prefectural capital Kyoto.

The tours, which take around 90 minutes, are known for scenic vistas that change with the seasons.

In 2001, a tour boat with 19 passengers and five crew members aboard capsized about three kilometers downstream from the start point in Kameoka, forcing them to swim to safety.

In a more recent accident, in 2015, the captain of a tour boat carrying around 20 people fell into the same river and died.

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