NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Thursday 10 August 2023

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The Pua Thai party has asked the Move Forward party to vote for Srettha Thavi-sin after it appeared he may not get enough votes from senators next week, even after inviting 6 more smaller parties to join them.

The request came despite the fact that Move Forward had been dropped by Pua Thai from their latest coalition.
Move forward said it was undecided on whether it would support Mr Srettha.
meanwhile…
The Move Forward Party has submitted nine more bills to parliament based on the changes it promised while campaigning for the general election last May. 

The bills focus on local  authority decentralization, corruption and  diversity in family marriage.
Another bill submitted earlier to end mandatory military conscription is being considered by prime minister Prayut.

 

The Ministry of Public Health intends to establish a faculty of medicine to address a shortage of doctors and nurses. the aim is to provide comprehensive health care services in villages and local hospitals to reduce delays and waiting times for patients. Doctors and nurses will also provide basic training to health volunteers in local and remote areas.

A group known as the We Fair, Welfare organisation organised a protest by elderly residents outside the Finance Ministry yesterday.  They say proposed cuts to a monthly allowance for the elderly should not proceed, and payment of between 600 to 1000 baht a month should be available to all over the age of 60. 
The group suggested taxing the rich to cover the cost of the allowance.  

 

Locally the Hua Hin-Cha-am Tourism Association, announced an event called "Cycling to Explore Local Heritage, the 50 kilometer ride will take place on September 10th, starting at Ratchapak Park .

The event aims to promote local tourism and showcase attractions in several military areas south of Hua Hin. 

Around the Region:
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has denied making an agreement with China to remove a grounded warship that serves as a military outpost in the South China Sea.

Earlier this week China accused the Philippines of reneging on a promise made to remove the ship, which was grounded in 1999 to bolster its territorial claims in one of the world's most contested areas.

Philippine, National Security Council assistant director general, earlier challenged China to produce evidence of the promise.

The weather:  

Chiang Mai and the north: cloudy with thundershowers 28C                    
Bangkok: sunny partly Cloudy, with thundershowers 34C
Pattaya, sunny partly cloudy 32C
Phuket and the south: Cloudy with rain this afternoon, 29C                                                                                              
‘Hua Hin’: Bright, partly cloudy, 33C.

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