NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Tuesday September 13 2022

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Gen. Prawit and officials visited a housing community in Mae Sot yesterday where land permits were given to more than 1200 locals who will now be able to live and work on forest reserve land which was until now a disputed area for settlement. 

 

A final appeal has been turned down by the supreme court in the case of financier Rakesh Saxena, who was sentenced to 335 years in prison 26 years ago on three counts of embezzlement; the case involves the collapse of the Bangkok Bank of Commerce and the start of the 1997 Asian financial crisis. 

 

Police carried out a major drugs bust resulting in the arrest of 7 people in Nakhon Ratchasima, police acted on a tip off that drugs would be shipped across the Mekong river on route to Bangkok, officers stopped a truck and found several packs of drugs including methamphetamines, ecstasy pills and several others. 

 

Many parts of Bangkok became flooded again last night after extensive torrential rain. Water was around 15 centimeters deep in places, many cars parked underground were damaged,  meanwhile, areas north of Bangkok are likely to be severely flooded with a combination of water discharged from the Chao Phraya dam and further heavy rain.

However the interior minister said the country's reservoirs are still capable of holding more water.

The Thai Ministry of Tourism and Sports yesterday revealed a breakdown of visitors to Thailand for the month of July,  Malaysia topped the list with some 200 thousand visitors followed by India, 106 thousand… and  there were just under 61 thousand visitors from Vietnam.

 

Region:

 

Indonesia and Norway have signed a new bilateral climate and forest partnership to support further efforts by the South-east Asian nation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, even after it reduced its deforestation to a 20-year low.

 

China: More mainland tourists are planning to travel overseas, after Covid-19 controls are relaxed,  but the US has lost popularity according to a survey that says: worsening ties and violent crime in the States has put many off and are more likely to travel to Europe in the next year.

Chiang Mai: cloudy with thunderstorms 30C
Bangkok: Bright, partly Cloudy rain   32C 
Pattaya and SE: Bright, partly Cloudy  30C.
Phuket and the South: Cloudy, rain 29 C.
Hua Hin: Cloudy, with rain, could be heavy late this afternoon  31 C

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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