NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Friday 23 August 2024

A search and rescue operation continued last night following a small plane crash into a mangrove forest in Chachoengsao yesterday afternoon. The Cessna Caravan C208, carrying nine people, departed from Suvarnabhumi Airport at 2:46  en route to Trat, contact was lost around 15 minutes later. All nine people on board, including four Thai and five Chinese nationals, were killed.

Thailand's FDA has initiated the registration process for mpox diagnostic test kits in response to rising concerns over the spread of the viral infection. Suppliers are encouraged to register their products online to ensure the availability of these kits, which are crucial for maintaining public health security.

Thailand confirmed Asia's first known case of a new, deadlier strain of mpox yesterday.

The National Anti-Corruption Commission has accused a former chief of the Marine Police and two other senior police officers of being "unusually rich". 

The former chief allegedly demanded monthly bribes from a gang of oil smugglers and legitimate fuel traders to be deposited in five bank accounts, amounting to over 36 million baht.

The MRTA announced plans to develop a light rail system in Phuket, Chiang Mai, Nakhon Ratchasima and Phitsanulok, at a cost of 77 billion baht.

Bidding for the projects is expected to start in 2026 with construction likely to begin as soon as 2028. 

Around the region 

South Korea, a fire killed at least six people and injured 11 others yesterday, 

Todays  Weather  

Chiang Mai and the north:  thundershowers 30C degrees celsius

Bangkok:  Bright,  cloudy thundershowers,34

Pattaya:   Cloudy  with showers, 32

Phuket and the south: thunderstorms, 30

Hua Hin: sunny becoming cloudy isolated showers 33C

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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