NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Tuesday 11 June 2024

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Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has ordered checks following a comment made online by a police superintendent against his superior, who allegedly ordered him to allow a gambling ring set up slot machines in his area.  The comment was deleted the next day, the PM added that any allegation of bribery in the police force will be investigated. 

 

Lawyers for Thaksin Shinawatra have submitted a fresh petition protesting the Attorney General’s  decision to charge him with lese majesty.

Thaksin is due to be formally indicted next Tuesday the 18th June. 

Police arrested three Chinese men and a Thai driver after stopping a Toyota car, officers found about 2,000 new SIM cards and five mobile phones. The Thai driver, said he had transported Chinese people to the border for 3,000 baht per trip, The Chinese men, claim to have arrived via Cambodia and were suspected of involvement in a call scam network, they were detained for questioning.

The information center for covid 19 says there has been a significant increase in the number of infections, they reported more than 2,700 hospital admissions and one death per day during the first week of June.

Around the region.

Vietnam is expected to allow companies to import gold for the first time in over a decade, it aims to bridge the widening gap between local and international prices. Only certain large companies were allowed to import gold provided they repurposed it as jewellery for export. Changes due to take effect next month would mark a significant departure from the current policy, under which the central bank tightly controls imports.

Todays’ WEATHER 

 

Chiang Mai and the north: Cloudy thunderstorms 30C degrees celsius                                                                        Bangkok: Cloudy thundershowers 31

Pattaya: cloudy thundershowers 30.

Phuket and the south: cloudy 32

Hua Hin: Cloudy 31        

AQI: green which is good 
Green clear, yellow moderate, Orange High,  Red unhealthy.  

Credits: Bangkok Post, The Nation, Asean Now, Khaosod English,  Hua Hin  Today, 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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