NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Tuesday June 28 2022

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Two Indian women were arrested at Suvarnabhumi airport yesterday.. after security x-rayed their luggage and found two armadillos, 35 turtles, 50 lizards and 20 snakes, all alive and moving around.. 

 

The women were about to board a flight to India, but will now face criminal charges.

 

A senior doctor has warned the public not to become complacent.with regards to Covid-19, he advised those who have received three vaccine doses should consider obtaining a fourth dose booster shot, and to seek medical advice.

 

Prime Minister Prayut appeared unconcerned at a recent Nida poll that placed ‘Thaksin Shinawatra’s daughter  Paetong-tarn as the most likely candidate to be the next prime minister, leaving Prayut in 4 place.

 

The PM said: his administration had to address a range of problems, some of which were harder to resolve than others.

 

Bangkok’s governor Chadchart has asked the electricity authority to carry out safety checks on 400 power transformers and power cables across the Capital after a fire at a local market killed two people on Sunday, investigations into the cause of the fired continue, 

 

However the governor has said work to relocate power cables underground will be speeded up. 

 

Thailand's Royal Air Force will conduct an investigation into the death of a Private who was found hanged at a parachute training facility in Bangkok. The man had previously been diagnosed as being depressed.

 

Bangkok has been ranked the second best city in the world and the best city in Asia for digital nomads, much to the delight of the Tourism Authority, 

 

The survey by British company ‘Instant Group’ that looks into RE thinking the work space..looked at 80 cities.

Research estimates there are some 35 million digital nomads worldwide,  

 

Region:

 

Indonesian President Joko Widodo will  meet with President Putin on Thursday in Moscow, while he’s unlikely to influence Putin over the war in Ukraine, he is expected to discuss higher costs associated with the global food supply,   and other domestic issues.

 

The Asean special envoy Cambodia’s Foreign Minister has urged Myanmar’s military rulers not to hold Aung San Suu Kyi, appealing for leniency ahead of his visit due tomorrow.

Fine and sunny some cloud and showers

 

Chiang Mai: Bright becoming cloudy with rain this afternoon 34C

 

Bangkok: Sunny thundershowers 34C

 

Pattaya and SE: Bright SUNNY 31C

 

Phuket and the South: Bright, Cloudy thundershowers 30C

 

Hua Hin: Bright becoming cloudy with some rain likely this afternoon 32C

 

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