NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Tuesday 12 December 2023

The cabinet is expected to order a review of the new daily minimum wage today however employers businesses have urged the government to respect the decision made by a committee that set the new rise to between 2 and 16 baht per hour.

The PM has said the new rate is too low, while the minister for labour said he has no authority to adjust the proposed rates and will ask the cabinet to consider ordering the review. 

Prime Minister Thavisin is due to travel to Japan this weekend to meet top automakers and to support their transition to establishing the manufacture of electric vehicles in Thailand.

The visit will focus on attracting more investments and offering better incentives.

Marine police raided and seized a fishing boat, it’s a net, and approximately 100 kilogrammes of anchovies off the coast of phuket yesterday.  

The 42 year old captain of the boat, admitted to fishing illegally and was taken in for questioning.

Non Thai outbound travelers will be able to use automated channels for passport checks at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhum airport starting on Friday. 

The system takes about 20 seconds to scan the face and fingerprints of each passenger. 

A reminder that if you plan to travel by train,... Tickets are now available from the ticket office at the new Hua hin railway station, while trains will still arrive at the old station. Train services will begin at the new station on Friday.

Around The Region

Indonesia :  More than 1,200 Rohingya refugees have landed in the province of Aceh so far this month according to the UNHCR, with at least 300 more arriving last weekend.

Last week, local resident protesters removed tents set up as temporary shelters for the refugees. 

Chiang Mai and the north: sunny partly cloudy 33

Bangkok:  Bright partly cloudy 35

Pattaya:  sunny partly cloudy 34

Phuket and the south:  Sunny, partly Cloudy 31C

Hua Hin: Sunny, 31C

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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