NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Friday 28 June 2024

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Thailand's new Senate has been finalized, with 200 candidates set to replace those previously appointed by the junta. Many prominent candidates did not make the cut. According to Thai law, candidates for senatorial seats are only permitted to introduce themselves to other candidates, not to the media or the public.

 

The Election Commission will verify the qualifications of the selected senators before announcing the final results on July 3rd.

Deputy police chief Surachate Hakparn says he is preparing to sue Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and the 11 other members of the Police Commission for his dismissal.  Surachate says the commission did not consider his case fairly. 

 

The Court of Appeal has reduced the prison sentence from five years to one year.     of the well known public figure Suthep Thaug-suban, who was convicted of leading protests to shut down Bangkok in 2014, 
39 members of his group were indicted, on numerous charges including treason, terrorism, inciting people to join them in the protest, illegal assembly and causing a public disturbance. The 2014 military coup led by general Prayut followed a few months later in May. Mr Suthep was yesterday freed on bail.

 

The Bhutanese prime minister on his visit to Bangkok yesterday said Bhutan and Thailand could work together to push forward sustainable tourism, adding it would be challenging given that Bhutan has a population of 700,000 people compared to 67 million in Thailand, — but the two countries could work together in sharing their knowledge and success stories.
 

Around the region.

Hong Kong police will ramp up security measures for the 27th anniversary of the city’s return to Chinese rule on Monday, deploying more than 4,000 officers and guarding against so-called seditious or disruptive activities.
Top leaders from mainland China are not scheduled to visit and no fireworks show would be held to mark the July 1st celebrations.

 

Todays’ WEATHER 

 

Chiang Mai and the north: Cloudy with thundershowers 34C degrees celsius

Bangkok: sunny  partly cloudy with showers  34

Pattaya: Sunny fairly cloudy Cloudy   32

Phuket and the south: Sunny partly cloudy Cloudy 32

Hua Hin: Sunny partly cloudy Cloudy with isolated showers later in the day, 33

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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