NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Thursday 4 April 2024

The Leader of the Move Forward Party said his party would submit a written defense to the Constitutional Court following yesterdays decision by that Court to accept a case seeking the party’s dissolution.

The Election Commission  alleged that Move Forward had violated the law governing political parties by carrying out election campaigns with the aim to amend the so-called lese majeste law.

The Move forward party leader said the court’s decision would not affect his party during a two-day debate against the government which started yesterday.

The Supreme Court yesterday upheld a 12-year prison sentence, without suspension, for a 57-year-old woman who stole 24 million baht from her 86-year-old sick mother. She used her mother's fingerprint to enable hundreds of small withdrawals from her savings account dating back to 2017.

A new survey by the Thai Health Promotion Foundation claims, 88% of foreign tourists would support an alcohol ban during Songkran celebrations. 90 percent think that banning the sale of alcohol at Songkran venues could also enhance public safety.

The Preserve Hua Hin Group announced this years HUA HIN Marathonwill be held on  May 12th. The run aims to boost environmental protection and enhance local tourism and the economy by promoting Hua Hin as a premier wellness destination.

Around the region

Taiwan, yesterday's earthquake has left at least 9 people dead and over 1,000 injured with several people still missing believed trapped inside collapsed buildings. Many living along the east coast had to spend last night in tents and in shelters. Demolition work had began on 4 buildings. 

WEATHER 

Chiang Mai and the north: Sunny  41C

Bangkok: sunny 37C

Pattaya:  Sunny partly cloudy 35C

Phuket and the south: Sunny  34C

Hua Hin: Sunny, winds light from the south  35 C

AQI Orange High, 
Green clear, yellow moderate, Orange High,  Red unhealthy.  

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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