NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Friday 20 September 2024

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A doctors’ group yesterday submitted a petition to the prime minister proposing three measures to address the ongoing crisis in the public health system. They suggest increasing the budget to ensure medical staff are paid reasonably, adjusting public health policies such as actively promoting good health practices,  and improving protective measures such as legal liability for doctors and medical staff.

The government is stepping up the promotion of its new Destination Thailand Visa known as the nomad visa, to attract visitors who wish to work while staying in Thailand for between 6 months and a year.

The new visa is expected to help generate revenue for local people and the country.

Local authorities in Bangkok issued new rules to say that only “The poor” will be allowed to work as street vendors, they will also face a series of new regulations which include being registered to pay tax on an income less than 300, thousand baht a year.
   

Across the region

China.. A 10 year old boy  on his way to a Japanese school in the Chinese city of Shenzhen died yesterday after being stabbed on Wednesday, the second such attack near Japanese educational centres in China in recent months.

A Singaporean man wanted for drug trafficking has been arrested following his deportation from Thailand,
The 31-year-old named Benny Chuan was arrested by Thai authorities on Tuesday, He will be charged today with drug trafficking offences. 

 

Todays  Weather  
 
Tropical storm Soulik … torrential rain across  the north east central and north Thailand 

Chiang Mai and the north:  Thunderstorms 32C degrees celsius

Bangkok: cloudy with thunder showers 33

Pattaya: cloudy 31C

Phuket and the south: Torrential rain and Thunderstorms 29C

Hua Hin: Bright,  cloudy 32C

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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