NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Friday August 12 2022

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Prime minister Prayut, his Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister will quit the government if the Constitutional Court rules his eight-year term is over. Interior Minister Anupong’s comments came while attending Gen Prawit's 77th birthday party. 

 

The Government plans to launch a series of measures to help alleviate the rising cost of fuel and plans to prepare for the fallout of the Ukraine war and other potential geopolitical conflicts.

The panel discussed farming, promoting the use of organic fertilizers, encouraging  energy conservation and the use of public transport,  

 

Former Sri Lankan president Gota-baya Raja-paksa arrived in Thailand late yesterday in his quest to seek a new home , however he is on a temporary visa here after fleeing Sri lanka and spending a few weeks in Singapore.

 

The daughter of a man whose  body was found in his car almost 12 hours after a crash in Chon Buri has filed a complaint against police and rescuers, saying she did not believe he died instantly at the crash site. She alleges officers acted negligently which caused the death of her father. 

 

Police raided premises in Nakhon Pathom and Nonthaburi where they seized tens of thousands of Fake Covid-19 test kits, masks and other items worth some 2 million baht.

The goods displayed false brand labels and were being sold for less than the market price. At least two arrests were made. Police believe the items were supplied by a Chinese national.

 

Nakhon Phanom was plunged into darkness last night as storm mulan dumped torrential rain across the province then moved west across northern Thailand.

 

Region:

India: New Delhi will enforce a mask mandate again after COVID-19 infections rose in the past two weeks , however, a similar order in April failed to improve compliance.

Storm Mulan dumping torrential rain in the north

 
Chiang Mai: Cloudy torrential rain, 27C
Bangkok: Cloudy with thunderstorms this afternoon 31C        
Pattaya and SE: Cloudy with thundershowers later 30C
Phuket and the South: A fine day, partly cloudy DRY 30C.
Hua Hin: Bright but cloudy with showers likely this afternoon 31C

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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