NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Wednesday 3 May 2023

Their Majesties the King and Queen of Thailand will Visit the United Kingdom from tomorrow May 4th until the 7, to attend the Coronation of King Charles and Queen Camilla. 

More than 2,000 guests have been invited to the coronation which include royals:  
Prince Albert the 2 nd and Princess Charlene of Monaco.
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands.
King Carl  Gustaf and Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden.
And Crown Prince Fumi-hito and Crown Princess Kiko of Japan. 
 

The Thai cabinet yesterday approved the disbursement of nearly 10. Point 5 billion baht from the Central Fund to provide electricity price subsidies for over 18 million households from now until the end of August. This subsidy is a response to the numerous complaints from the public about abnormally high power bills during the hot season.

The Navy  intercepted an oil tanker called "Kamrai Ngern" at the estuary of a river in Phetchaburi Province yesterday. The vessel was discovered to be involved in smuggling diesel fuel and tax evasion, transporting around 100,000 liters of fuel without undergoing customs procedures. The operation led to the arrest of six sailors aboard the tanker.They were handed over to the Excise Department and imposed a penalty of approximately 5 million baht.

The Ministry of Health has initiated a campaign to introduce herbal plants in modern medicine, with the goal of increasing their value by at least 90 to 100 billion baht by 2027. As part of this effort, the Ministry has identified a list of 15 Thai herbs that will be promoted globally. According to a recent study, the sales of herbal medicinal products within Thailand were valued at approximately 43 billion baht in 2018.

Around the region….

Japan: A Chinese man accused of storing stolen logins and passwords of more than 2 million people on his computer is believed to be linked to a syndicate smuggling e-cigarettes to China,
Police also found about 100 million email addresses on the device confiscated from29 year old Mr Hu, who has denied the allegations.

The weather: 

Chiang Mai and the north:  Sunny, 40 degrees!                         
Bangkok:  Sunny partly cloudy, 36C. 
Pattaya. Partly Cloudy, 33C
Phuket and the south: Sunny but cloudy with isolated thunderstorms  31C  
Hua Hin : Bright but  cloudy,  35 degrees.
 

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