NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Wednesday 7 August 2024

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Thailand’s Constitutional Court will rule  today on whether the Move Forward Party should be dissolved after it proposed to amend the les Majeste law.. A petition to the court requested the party’s dissolution and a 10-year ban on political activity by its executives, including former chief Pita Lim-jaroenrat. Move Forward won the most seats in last years election, but was blocked from taking power and now heads the opposition.

Former red-shirt leader Jatuporn Prompan was sentenced to five years in prison yesterday for breaching national security by exposing a confidential government report. The charge stated he released a report marked "top secret," which detailed the Foreign Ministry’s strategy and guidelines for dealing with Cambodia. Jatuporn was released on 250,000 baht bail pending appeal.

Tesla has scrapped plans to set up an electric vehicle manufacturing plant in Thailand and will focus solely on charging stations,

 

The decision follows the layoffs of a team of Tesla executives who visited Thailand last year.

The company had plans to expand into Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, but will now focus on car production in China, America, and Germany,"

 

The Transport Ministry has confirmed it will introduce a flat fare of 20 baht for all Skytrain lines by September next year,

The Department of Rail Transport revealed that passengers numbers on the Red and Purple line had increased by around 26% since a 20 baht flat fare was introduced to both lines. 

 

Around the region

Bangladesh's Nobel-winning microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus has been tipped to lead an interim government after mass protests forced longtime ruler Sheikh Hasina to flee the country. 

 

Todays  Weather

 

Chiang Mai and the north:  Thundershowers 32C degrees celsius

Bangkok: Cloudy with some Thundershowers 33

Pattaya:  Thundershowers  32

Phuket and the south: Thundershowers 29

HuaHin: Bright start becoming cloudy with showers this afternoon 32

Much the same over the weekend .

 

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, Channel News Asia, South China Morning Post, The Straits Times. The Irrawaddy. Wunderground.com
The Pattaya News, Phuket News, Windy.com. 

 

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