NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Tuesday August 9 2022

[webfact]

 

Listen to the news:

Thaksin Shinawatra has won a legal case against the Revenue Department revoking an order for him to pay about 17 billion baht in tax on the sale of shares in Shin Corporation in 2006.

 

Last month the court ruled the department's summonses sent to  Thaksin’s children, Pan-tong-tae and Pin-tong-ta, was unlawful, 

It should have summoned Thaksin, but it failed to do so before a deadline, it also ruled that as share ownership of the company had not been transferred Thaksin remained the share owner and was not liable to pay tax.

 

With the Covid situation starting to stabilize From October Thailand will downgrade Covid-19 from a “dangerous” communicable disease to one that “needs monitoring” similar to dengue fever and influenza.

Thailand expects to see a decline in the number of Covid infections from the middle of August. 

 

A court in Pattaya approved 300,000 baht bail from  the owner of Mountain B pub Sattahip which claimed 15 lives and injured 38 in a fire last Friday.  

The 27 year-old must wear an electronic tag and not attempt to tamper with any evidence.

 

FIRE broke out at the German embassy just off  Sathorn road in Bangkok last night, there were no reports of injury.

 

Thailand will import over 10,500 tonnes of sea shrimps from Ecuador and India this year to ease a shortage at processing plants, president of the Thai Frozen Foods Association, said imports were necessary to save the frozen food industry, as domestic production almost halved from 500,000 to 270,000 tonnes per year.

 

A seven-year-old girl died yesterday after a nine-year-old boy accidentally fired a gun while the two were playing upstairs at a house in Phuket over the weekend,

A house blessing ceremony was underway downstairs when the accident happened.  

 

US-based former Miss Universe known as Porntip Simon, met with the governor of Bangkok to discuss possible scholarships for City Hall teachers and how to reduce the gap in the Thai education system. Pornthip won her  Miss Universe title in 1988. 

Region:

 

South Korea, the capital Seaul was battered by torrential rain and severe flooding yesterday causing power outages, submerging vehicles, and  prompting evacuations. Public transport was also forced to stop.

 

Hong Kong will shorten it’s COVID-19 hotel quarantine period for all arrivals from 7 to three days, taking another step to gradually unwind stringent pandemic restrictions.

Cloud and rain sweeping across the country.
Fine and dry to the far south.  

 
Chiang Mai: Cloudy with heavy rain, 29C
Bangkok: Cloudy with thunderstorms 31C        
Pattaya and SE: Cloudy with heavy rain, 30C
Phuket and the South: Cloudy  DRY 30C
Hua Hin: Showers clearing up,  cloudy 30C

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.
 

Listen Live: Surf 102.5

Facebook:  Surf 102.5

-- © Copyright SURF 102.5 FM 2022-08-09

 

- Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here.

 

Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more!