NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Friday 7 July 2023

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Move Forward Party deputy leader Siri-kanya says  Prospective PRIME minister- Pita Lim-jaroen-rat will very likely get enough votes to become prime minister at the first session next Thursday.

With 312 coalition MPs on his side, Pita will need at least 64 more votes from non-coalition MPs and the unelected senators to clinch the post.

 

Migrant workers from four neighbouring countries will be allowed to stay in Thailand until the end of this month,  while their employers arrange for the renewal of their work permits, Their documents should have been submitted at the end of May 

An estimated 500,000 migrant workers were found to have been unable to meet the deadline. So, the Cabinet has extend the deadline.

 

Move forward leader Mr Pita tweeted a message inviting Taylor swift to perform in Thailand.  She begins a world tour next month and will perform in singapore in March next year.  Mr pitas tweet.. Read: Hey Taylor! Big fan of yours. Btw, Thailand is back on track to be fully democratic after you had to cancel last time due to the coup. The Thai people have spoken via the election and we all look forward... 
To welcoming you to this beautiful nation of ours

 

 Around the Region:

 Japanese officials are worried that China, the biggest buyer of its seafood exports, may halt those purchases,   after Tokyo begins releasing treated wastewater from its crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea.
The UN nuclear watchdog this week gave Japan the green light to begin discharging more than a million tonnes of water.

Vietnam:
The organiser of a Blackpink concert in Hanoi has apologised after its website featured a map showing China's territorial claims in the South China Sea, prompting a backlash on social media.  Blackpink is due to host two concerts in the Vietnamese capital in late July.

The weather:  Sunny Partly cloudy

Chiang Mai and the north: sunny partly Cloudy,  35C                    
Bangkok: sunny partly Cloudy, 35C
Pattaya, Sunny, partly cloudy  33C
Phuket and the south: sunny, partly cloudy 32C                                                                                               
‘Hua Hin’ :Sunny partly cloudy, expect a few thunderstorms  33C 

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