NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Wednesday 1 November 2023

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The government is to cover the cost of Thais returning from Israel due to the conflict with Hamas, most have been flown home, while those that bought tickets may apply for a refund.

The government is also offering low-interest loans of up to 150,000 baht to help them pay off debts to job brokers or find new employment.

The Move Forward Party has confirmed that two of its MPs who were implicated in cases of sexual harassment will most likely be expelled.

MP Ms Bencha leads the party’s working team dedicated to addressing issues of sexual violence, added: that Move Forward does not tolerate a culture of concealing misconduct among its members 

 

The Ministry of Justice and the Narcotics Control Board support the Public Health  Ministry's proposed regulation change. It would classify individuals with up to 10 meth pills as users rather than dealers, this would make them eligible for treatment instead of imprisonment.

PM Thavisin yesterday praised the army for giving away more than 9,000 rai of surplus land in Udon Thani to local farmers. The idea is to support land development and income generation to eradicate poverty.

 

The Thailand Institute for Research has called on the government to bring forward its net-zero goal from 2065, he pointed out that Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam and Laos  had set their net-zero goal to 2050. Even China has set its goal to 2060.

 

Around The Region:

Indonesia’s anti-terror police said they have arrested suspected terrorists over a plot to attack police and disrupt the presidential elections on Feb 14,

40 out of 59 arrested are connected with the country’s largest local terror group, which has pledged allegiance to ISIS. 

Singapore’s Defence Minister yesterday stressed the importance of engagement between military leaders, saying that their most critical task in this coming decade is to avoid a physical conflict in Asia.

He warned that Simultaneous conflicts in Asia, Europe and the Middle East would be catastrophic.

 

The Weather:  

 

Chiang Mai and the north: partly Cloudy, showers 31C

Bangkok:, Bright,  Cloudy, showers 33 C

Pattaya, partly Cloudy, showers 32C

Phuket and the south: cloudy Thundershowers 30 C

Hua Hin :Bright, Cloudy 30C

 

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