NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Monday 3 July 2023

The Move Forward Party and Pheu Thai, were unable to agree on the House speaker position during yesterday's meeting with the other six parties, but said they hope to reach an agreement today Monday.

Move Forward leader Mr Pita said: "If people are confused, we must apologise. We have a firm intention to form a government and solve people's problems.

Local authorities in Bangkok the BMA  found that almost 10,000 fire extinguishers  across the capital need to be replaced urgently.

The inspection was carried out after a student at a bangkok school was killed and 10 others injured when a fire extinguisher exploded on June 23rd. 

The operator of Don Mueang Airport  said an investigation is underway after a woman lost her lower left leg on a moving walkway, a committee, which includes engineers, the walkway manufacturer, and relatives of the victim, has been formed to investigate, with the results expected within 15 days.

A Thai elephant gifted to Sri Lanka in 2001 arrived back in Chiang Mai yesterday after Thai authorities demanded the elephants return amid allegations it was tortured and neglected while housed at a Buddhist temple in southern Sri Lanka.

The elephant traveled in a special crate aboard a chartered cargo plane
At a cost of 700 thousand dollars.

Volleyball
the Thai national women's volleyball team lost to the Brazil last night 
25-20, 25-16, and 25-23, in an exhilarating performance by both teams at Bangkoks Hua mark Stadium. 

Around the Region:

Malaysian authorities say they will take action if there were errors made in which a Chinese national was initially barred entry at Kuala Lumpur Airport.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim visited the airport and said airport operations would be discussed by the government this week.

The weather:  Sunny

Chiang Mai and the north: Cloudy, thundershowers  32C                    
Bangkok: Sunny..partly Cloudy thundershowers 32C
Pattaya, bright, cloudy  31
Phuket and the south: sunny 31C                                                                                               
‘Hua Hin’ :Sunny partly cloudy 32C 

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