NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Friday 10 May 2024

One person was killed and hundreds evacuated during a fire at a chemical storage site at the ‘Map-Taa-Put’ Industrial Port near Rayong. The blaze at a petrochemical subsidiary of the Siam Cement group caused several explosions with thick black smoke streaming from the site, by early evening, fire crews were still struggling to bring the blaze under control.

Four drug smugglers were arrested, and  a huge quantity of heroin seized in Nong Khai, NE Thailand yesterday. Police caught four men with cardboard boxes entering a house. Officers found 208 packages that contained 1,4 tons of heroin. Several Laotian nationals are believed to have delivered the drugs by boat.

A Group called ‘Thailand’s Cannabis Future Network’ issued a statement in response to Prime Minister’s order to reclassify cannabis as a narcotic substance.  The network emphasized that the definition of what constitutes an addictive substance should be based on scientific evidence.

They called on Health authorities to carry out a comparative analysis of the benefits and harms of cannabis, alcohol and cigarettes.

Around the region

Several EVA Air stewardesses stepped in when two passengers threw punches at each other on a flight from Taipei to San Francisco. One man wanted to change seats, another objected, resulting in physical violence.  Both men were handed over to US police.

Todays’ WEATHER 

Chiang Mai and the north: Sunny becoming Cloudy with thundershowers, 35C,

Bangkok: Cloudy, with Thundershowers,  34C,

Pattaya:  Cloudy with thundershowers  32C,

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

Hua Hin:  A cloudy start with showers,  clearing up by afternoon 32C.

 
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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