NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Tuesday 15 August 2023

The PHEU THAI party says its CANDIDATE for prime minister Srettha Thavi-sin will not be replaced by Paetong-tarn Shinawat as suggested by the Bhum-jai-thai party.

Pheu Thai and its coalition partners look ready to vote for Srettha for prime minister at the next session expected this Friday or next Tuesday.

If it gets into government The Pheu Thai-led coalition, says it will  propose holding a public referendum on whether a new Constitution should be written during its first Cabinet meeting.

Democracy network ‘iLaw’’s website asked:  what will be the question in a referendum? 

Ilaw says it would like to draft the question but requires 50 thousand signatures in order to propose the request.
Demonstrators continued to protest at Ratchaprasong last night and called on the Pheu Thai Party to respect the will of the people.

The outgoing government has been critisised for issuing a new regulation imposing income limits on monthly allowances for the elderly.

Critics say the matter should be left to the incoming government to decide. 

A car mechanic has been arrested while possession of over  1 million methamphetamine pills, 
The 42 year old who runs a garage for racing cars in Chaingmai  was picked up at a petrol station in Sing Buri province. Following a 2 week investigation into several drug cases, officers were to seize his assets worth around 10 million baht. 

Thailand has recorded its first fatal case of M Pox or monkeypox, The fatality was a Thai man who was also HIV-positive and had syphilis.

A doctor at Chulalongkorn University said people infected with Covid-19 are at greater risk of developing diabetes. 

A recent study sampled 15 million people in the U.K, the doctor added Those infected with Covid-19 have a 24% greater chance of developing Type-2 diabetes.

Holiday swimmers at Bang Saeng beach in Chonburi were put off when the sea looked dark green,  the cause, huge quantities of plankton formed naturally following heavy rain in the area. 

Around the Region:

A Malaysia Airlines flight headed to Kuala Lumpur was forced to turn back to Sydney Airport yesterday due to a disruptive passenger on board. 

Video taken by a passenger appeared to show a man, wearing a backpack, threatening passengers and staff.
The man was later arrested by police in Sydney.

Indonesia's capital will force drivers to undergo emission tests,
Jakarta has been consistently ranked among the 10 most polluted cities globally.

President Joko Widodo blamed the problem on "excessive road traffic, a long dry season, and  the manufacturing industry uses coal".

The weather:  

Chiang Mai and the north:bright,  cloudy with thundershowers 32C                    
Bangkok: Partly Cloudy, thunder showers this afternoon 35C
Pattaya, Partly cloudy, thundershowers 31C
Phuket and the south: Cloudy with thundershowers, 29C                                                                                               
‘Hua Hin’: Sunny, partly cloudy, expect rain later this afternoon 34C.

Credits: Bangkok Post, The Nation, Asean Now, Khaosod English,  Hua Hin Today, Royal Coast Review, Kulsawek Sawekwannakorn, Thainewsroom.com, The Pattaya News, Phuket News, Channel News Asia, South China Morning Post, The Straits Times. The Irrawaddy. Windy.com. Wunderground.com
 

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