NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Thursday July 28 2022

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A report has been presented to Parliament, by a team of lawyers recommending the government change the law to allow  “entertainment centers” to operate casinos, which would be built in major cities across the country. The idea is to revive tourism to give a boost to the economy. 

 

The Ministry of Health  has withdrawn a written request for the police to take legal action against unauthorised sellers of cannabis.

 

Instead the department would like officers to warn rather than making arrests ... unless the plant is sold for smoking. more detailed laws on cannabis and hemp are likely to come    into effect in due course.

 

The cost of electricity appears set to rise to an all time high of 4.72 baht per unit, that's a rise of 72 satang which is likely to come into effect from September.

 

Imported LPG gas makes up 60% of the fuel used to generate electricity in Thailand.

 

A court in Chiang Mai has dismissed a case by a group fighting to reclaim the forest area at the foot of Doi Suthep.

 

The judgment means a housing project for government staff will not be demolished and the land used is not a part of Doi Suthep-Pui National Park..Construction will now continue to complete the project.

 

Chulalongkorn faculty of medicine has opened a lab to test for monkeypox, a PCR test will be taken of suspected infected patients.

 

Region:

 

Singapore: reported one more case of monkeypox yesterday, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 11 since June.

 

Myanmar: Foreign currency restrictions are being blamed for increasing medicinal shortages. The regime told pharmaceutical importers that they will only receive an import license if they buy US dollars at the official exchange rate, which will means the price of medicines will continue to rise,”

 

A fine start becoming cloudy 

 

Chiang Mai: sunny HOT 36C

Bangkok: Sunny partly cloudy isolated showers 33C

Pattaya and SE: Partly Cloudy with showers this afternoon 31C

Phuket and the South: Partly Cloudy, isolated showers 30C

Hua Hin: Fine and sunny becoming cloudy 32C

 

Credits: Bangkok Post, The Nation, Asean Now, Khaosod English,  Hua Hin Today, Royal Coast Review, Kulsawek Sawekwannakorn, Thainewsroom.com, The Pattaya News, Phuket News, Channel News Asia, South China Morning Post, The Straits Times. The Irrawaddy. Windy.com. Wunderground.com.

 

 

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