NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Monday 4 September 2023

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The new government says it will meet to discuss reducing power and oil prices, and would immediately reduce excise duty on diesel petrol for selected groups of users,  it would also work towards a 20-baht flat fare for electric train services.. 

 

Academics speaking at the Thai journalists association recommended expanding welfare state policies, 
The government was advised to review its plan for a 10,000-baht digital cash giveaway for all Thais aged 16 and over, saying the policy risks causing a spike in inflation. 

 

China and Thailand began the "Blue Strike-2023" joint training exercises began yesterday between Thailand and China, at the Sattahip naval base. ‘Blue strike 2023’ involves some 2,500 trainees from both sides and covers sniping tactics, jungle survival, maritime search and rescue, and cross-deck helicopter landing,

 

The body of a Kazakhstan national was found on a beach in phuket by a lifeguard, the man was identified as an 18 year old named Dimitri, It’s thought he was not familiar with swimming the sea and drowned as his 17 year old girlfriend looked on.  

 

Bangkok’s local authority the BMA has collected more tax revenue than expected, with 91.3 billion baht received up to the end of August. 

79-billion-baht had been targeted for the whole of this year. 

Bangkok’s governor said the additional revenues will go towards development of public transport, the environment, public health, education and quality of life.

 

In Womens volleyball, Thailand beat South Korea 25-20, 25-22, 25-23 last night at the Asian Women's Volleyball Championship 2023 in Nakhon Ratchasima.

Around The Region:

Taiwan: 
Typhoon Haikui made landfall in eastern Taiwan yesterday unleashing torrential downpours, whipping winds and plunging thousands of households into darkness as the first major storm to directly hit the island in four years. 

Nearly 4,000 people were evacuated from high-risk areas, hundreds of flights cancelled and businesses closed 

The weather:

Chiang Mai and the north: thundershowers 31C                    
Bangkok: Partly cloudy, thunder showers, 32C
Pattaya, Cloudy, thunderstorms  32C
Phuket and the south: Sunny Partly cloudy, thunderstorms  29C                                                                            Hua Hin:Sunny, partly cloudy, showers this afternoon : 32C.

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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