NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Wednesday August 31 2022

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The cabinet yesterday endorsed Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wong-suwon with full prime ministerial powers, including making key budgetary decisions.

Meanwhile former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra offered speculation that the ruling PALANG PRACHA-RAT Party would no longer name Prayut as candidate for head of government in next year's general election.

Thailand will raise The daily minimum wage as the country battles raging inflation and high household debt.

The daily rate is set to increase an average just over 5 percent from 1st October to help workers deal with the rising cost of living. 

Bail was denied yesterday for an organiser of K-pop events accused of raping a 21-year-old actress.

The 33 year old suspect surrendered to police and admitted picking the woman up, he allegedly went on to drug and rape her at a resort, he faces a total of 13 charges.

Police in Chiang Mai have arrested 6 gang members who used a bank logo to defraud some 200 victims who had applied for loans online. Applicants had to fill out a form online then pay a fee between 300 and 1,000 baht, after paying they were blocked.

A 5-million-baht reward has been offered for information leading to two women, including a well-known YouTuber, both women in their 30’s face charges of swindling more than two billion baht from some 6000 people through an online trading scam.

Region:

Taiwan fired warning shots at a Chinese drone which buzzed offshore islands about 4 and a half kilometers from the  coast yesterday.  

President Tsai Ing-wen said she had ordered Taiwan's military to take "strong countermeasures" against what she termed Chinese provocations.

Chiang Mai: Partly cloudy showers  34C
Bangkok: Sunny partly cloudy 34C 
Pattaya and SE: Sunny partly cloudy DRY 31C.
Phuket and the South: Bright but Cloudy with thundershowers 30C.
Hua Hin: A fine day some cloud DRY 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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