NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Wednesday 26 June 2024

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Thailand's minister of health has expressed support for efforts aimed at  using seized assets from narcotic drug cases to help fund the rehabilitation of drug addicts.  Adding  previous  laws were too passive which resulted in only around 20 million baht annually allocated to rehabilitation .  He said We have to emphasise asset seizure and offer rewards for tip-offs, in the pursuit of drug smugglers.

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin dismissed claims that a government proposal to raise the foreign ownership quota in condominiums and offer longer land leases is tantamount to “selling off the nation”.  The PM responded by saying "It's about long-term leases, not selling land,  And has nothing to do with selling the nation,”  The idea is to protect The rights of Thai people while giving a boost to the economy.

The United states has issued it’s 2024 Trafficking in Persons Report which  States, Thailand remains on Tier 2 for the third consecutive year. The report acknowledged Thailand's significant efforts to improve over the last three years, but noted it still hasn't fully met the minimum standards for eliminating trafficking. Vietnam and Malaysia were upgraded to Tier 2, Brunei was downgraded to Tier 3, and Singapore and the Philippines are on Tier 1.

 

And a chartered plane carrying Julian Assange on route to a court in Saipan  touched down at Bangkok’s Don Muang airport to refuel yesterday, the latest developments on this story can be heard on the BBC news in 30 minutes. 

 

Around the region.

In South Korea The CEO of a lithium battery manufacturer apologised yesterday following a massive fire that killed 23 workers, but said the company had complied with all safety precautions.

Mondays fire at a factory with 35,000 lithium batteries, produced thick smoke, workers inside, likely lost consciousness and succumbed within seconds, Seventeen of those who died were Chinese, one was Laotian. The rest were South Koreans.

 

Todays’ WEATHER 

Chiang Mai and the north: Cloudy with thunderstorms 31 C degrees celsius

Bangkok: Thunderstorms 30

Pattaya: thundershowers 30

Phuket and the south: Cloudy 31

Hua Hin: Cloudy with isolated showers, 30

 

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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