NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Friday 11 August 2023

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All 40 MPs from the Palang Pracha-rath party including it’s leader and former deputy prime minister Prawit Wong-suwan said they will vote for Pheu Thai’s prime minister candidate Srettha Thavi-sin.

 

A poll by move forward mps suggest 95 percent of its supporters are against supporting Pheu Thai’s candidate for prime minister.

Move forward said they expect more feedback from the public who provided 14 million votes in the May general election. 

 

Police have arrested 7 suspects who allegedly defrauded people into investing in non-existent development projects in the Northeast over a two year period using the name of the royally established foundation name.
Documents, bank books and mobile phone were seized..

The gang had swindled more than 20 victims out of 1.5 million baht. The foundation reported the gang's activities to police. 

A Criminal Court for Corruption sentenced a millionaire to two years and eight months in jail and found 10 former land officials in Krabi guilty of falsely issuing title deeds for state-owned land covering about 19 rai  
The court ordered the land titles to be revoked.

 

Local authorities have set up a disaster prevention center to manage and help prevent drought,
Much of Prachuab khiri khan including sam roy yod, pranburi and parts of hua hin have experienced drought conditions since january, local authorities had to  pump wells and use trucks and to get water to remote areas, almost 6800 acres of farmland were also affected.

Around the Region:
S Korea authorities evacuated some 14,000 people and closed schools in flood-hit areas as tropical storm Khanun swept across the south of the country yesterday about 350 flights and 450 train routes were cancelled as the storm swept north towards Seoul. 

The storm is likely to reach Pyongyang tomorrow.

Malaysia has banned rainbow coloured  Swatch watches and accessories that celebrate LGBTQ rights, saying the Swiss watchmaker’s products may be harmful to morality and public interest. A person can be jailed for up to three years or fined up to 20,000 ringgit for owning the banned timepiece.

The weather:  

Chiang Mai and the north: cloudy with thundershowers 33C                    
Bangkok: Sunny partly Cloudy, 34C
Pattaya, sunny 32C
Phuket and the south: Cloudy with rain this afternoon, 30C 
‘Hua Hin’: Sunny, partly cloudy, 34C.

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