NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Thursday 9 May 2024

Prime minister issued a post to say that Cannabis would be relisted as a narcotic by the end of the year.

The government's department of Health has produced a draft bill that would see cannabis used for only medicinal and health.

In 2022 Thailand became one of the first countries in the region to decriminalize cannabis for medical purposes, however recreational use exploded in the absence of clear legal regulation. 

Four  squatters who had occupied a townhouse in Bangkok for more than six years were each given a nine months suspended jail sentence yesterday.

They were also each fined 11,000 baht, reduced from 20, thousand after they pleaded guilty.

The Thai Cabinet yesterday approved a proposal to extend visa exemptions for passport holders from  India and Taiwan …they will be allowed to enter Thailand and stay for up to 30 days.

Locally,  Residents in central parts of Hua hin suffered several nights of severe air pollution recently caused by a fire at a landfill site near Tan-tai. Local authorities were called to extinguish the fire using water trucks, however,  their efforts were hampered by the hot weather.

Around the region

The Malaysian government has been accused of hypocrisy in its pro-Palestinian stance after several defence companies that supplied arms to Israel were allowed to take part in a military exhibition in Kuala Lumpur.  Several demonstrators gathered to protest outside the exhibition center.

Todays’ WEATHER 

Chiang Mai and the north: Cloudy with thundershowers, 33C,

Bangkok: Cloudy, with Thundershowers,  32C,

Pattaya:  Cloudy with thundershowers  32C,

Phuket and the south: Cloudy, with thundershowers 31C,

Hua Hin:  Bright but cloudy with isolated rain showers,  31C  

        
AQIYellow to Orange,  moderate to 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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