NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Monday 26 June 2023

Thailand’s newly elected parliament will meet in the first week of July, setting in motion the process of the reformation of the new government followed by the vote to elect a prime minister.

The royal gazette published that parliament will convene on July 3rd.

Members of parliament will cast votes for selection of the speaker of the house and two deputies on the 4th of July.

A panel of the military-appointed senate is looking into Pita Lim-jaroen-rat’s assets and debts declaration. This scrutiny  presents another challenge for Pita’s qualification and may persuade more senators not to vote for him as leader.

The Thai military has raised suspicions regarding several politicians' involvement in potential legal violations related to the recent  call for a separate state in the southern district of Pattani. A complaint will be filed, naming a number of  politicians, who are allegedly involved as evidence is being gathered as part of the ongoing investigation according to southern army commander general Santi.

Former finance minister Korn Chati-kava-nid has announced he has resigned as the leader of the Chart-pattana-kla Party, while the party deputy leader also resigned, the departures are thought to be as a result of a poor performance in the general election.

Mr Korn, a local resident of Cha Am posted he was honoured to have worked in politics for the last 18 years and thanked his supporters. Mr Korn and his family were due to take a holiday.

A ceremony was held in front of the Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai on Saturday to mark the fifth anniversary of the global mission to save 12 young footballers and their coach who were stranded in the flooded cave.
Photos of former Thai Navy Seal diver Saman Kunan, who died during the mission, former Chiang Rai governor Naron-gsak - who died last week, and football player Duang-petch , who died last year in Britain, were set up to commemorate their passing.

Around the Region:

The weather:  Sunny

Chiang Mai and the north: cloudy with rain  30C                    
Bangkok: Sunny partly Cloudy isolated showers 35C
Pattaya, Sunny 33
Phuket and the south: Sunny partly cloudy 31C                                                                                               
‘Hua Hin’ :Sunny partly cloudy, isolated shower  33C

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