NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM -Thursday 14 September 2023

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The Constitutional Court threw out  a petition seeking the dissolution of three parties, the Move Forward, Pracha-chart and the Fair Party’ for allegedly proposing  autonomy for the predominantly-Muslim provinces of Pattani, Narathiwat and Yala,  in bid to restore peace in the turbulent region.

The court ruled their views toward turmoil in the south were by no means relevant to any alleged intent to undermine democratic rule with the monarch as head of state.

 

A group of reform campaigners and students have asked Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin to restore public trust in the rule of law by ensuring former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra serves more time in prison.

He is currently in the more comfortable police general hospital.

 

The minister for agriculture has ordered that 4,300 tonnes of smuggled pork to be buried in a landfill.
Authorities confiscated the carcasses from a cold storage facility with 161 shipping containers at Laem Chabang port in July. The disposal and burial of the pork will follow WHO guidelines.

 

The government has ordered an amnesty for 30-days to gun owners to hand in weapons that are not properly registered, before facing a renewed crackdown. 

 

Plans are underway to expand chiang mai airport with a new terminal, to enable the airport to handle over 16 million arrivals a year up from the current 8 million, The new terminal could be operational in 2029.
The airport will present its draft plans to the prime minister during his visit this weekend.

 

Around The Region:

 

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim pledged to reform the country's economy and governance,  adding it "will take time", as he blames systemic corruption and the public cynicism towards political leaders on previous administrations for enriching themselves and living "exorbitant lifestyles".

 

The family of a late American pipeline billionaire George Lindemann has agreed to return 33 looted artifacts to Cambodia probably by the end of the year,

The  decision was described as "momentous" by Phnom Phen.
The haul includes statues and artifacts from the 10th and 12th centuries from the ancient capital of the Khmer kingdom, and from the famous Angkor Wat temple.

The weather:  

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

Chiang Mai and the north: thunderstorms 29C                    
Bangkok:, thundershowers, 30C
Pattaya,  thundershowers 30C
Phuket and the south:bright, partly cloudy, DRY: 30C                                                                                            
Hua Hin: Bright, partly cloudy, isolated showers: 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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