NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Wednesday 13 September 2023

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Police raided 25 locations around Bangkok and arrested 3 chinese nationals believed to be connected with crypto currency fraud,

One raid at a hotel found a Chinese couple with 4 million baht in cash, property documents, several luxury cars and multiple passports, all were seized. 

 

Prime minister Thavisin reaffirmed  the government's commitment to provide visa free travel mainly for arrivals from China, he instructed tourist and immigration police to plan how to handle the expected surge of tourists.

 

The government is likely to approve a suspension of debt for farmers during its first meeting today. 

The debt moratorium will likely come into effect in October, other urgent measures aimed at cutting living costs and stimulating the economy will also be discussed.

 

The minister of transport says a flat fare of 20 baht will be piloted on the Purple and Red Line rail services some time around New Year.

It’s hoped the 20 baht fare will be implemented over the next two years after the government carries out negotiations with train operators. 

 

Highway police officers stopped and arrested a pickup truck driver accused of trafficking foreign workers into Ang Thong Province last night. 

three truck tyres blew out as police stopped the vehicle which was carrying  13 Burmese workers, plus the driver. The Myanmar woman said the group had crossed at the Mae Sot checkpoint, each worker had paid 15,000 baht.

Local authorities in Huahin intend to sterilize around 300 monkeys in  Hin lek Fai and Kao Takiab before the end of the month, in order to control their population, 
The department of national parks found around 100 monkeys caught had already been sterilized.

Around The Region:

 

Indonesia is planning to ban transactions of goods on social media under new trade regulations,
The idea is to prevent e-commerce sellers from using so called predatory pricing, thereby threatening offline markets in South-east Asia’s biggest economy.

 

Malaysian police say a motorcyclist was stopped and found with the world's smallest vehicle registration plate.

The plate was smaller than one of the officer’s fingernails, and its numbers could barely be seen.
Police said they confiscated more than 200 bikes and issued fines, 
However, they  didn’t say what would happen to the owner of the tiny number plate.

The weather:  

Cloud and thunderstorms in central and northern thailand
Clearer in the south.

Chiang Mai and the north: thunderstorms 30C                    
Bangkok:, thundershowers, 31C
Pattaya,  thundershowers 31C
Phuket and the south: partly cloudy, DRY: 30C                                                                                            
Hua Hin: Bright, partly cloudy, isolated showers: 33C.

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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