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NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Tuesday May 31 2022 Listen to the news: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261246-national-news-from-surf-1025-fm-tuesday-may-31-2022/

Listen to the news: The ministry of public health has said it will consider lowering its Covid-19 alert level this week as daily caseloads have continued to fall. The level is currently at 3. Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister has rejected a petition to replace Thai numerals with standard numbers used in Western countries in all official documents. He said official documents and school textbooks in hard-copy form must continue to use Thai numerals since Thai is the official language. A crowd of around 100 protesters calling themselves the "movement against draft legislation to annihilate public gatherings" had camped in front of the United Nations offices moved to Government House, to demand the government scrap the bill that they say will check activities of NGO’s. They claim the bill was against the constitution and principles of human rights. Several shipping containers have been spotted after Eighteen containers fell overboard from a barge on Sunday en route from Trang to Penang island in Malaysia, five had come ashore on a small island while others were seen floating off the coast of Langkawi. Two tugs were sent to locate the rest of the missing containers. The price of diesel at the pumps is due to increase today, By 1 baht to 32.94, the increase is due to world oil prices which hit just under 150 dollars a barrel. Locally a new electric vehicle charging station opens at Bluport today for fast and slow charging, Region: Nepal authorities have recovered or located the bodies of all but one of 22 people on board a plane that crashed into a Himalayan mountainside on Sunday. The De Havilland Twin Otter aircraft crashed just 15 minutes after taking off, nepal authorities are investigating the cause of the crash. South east Asian authorities have seized 1 billion methamphetamine tablets during the last year, a UN representative added there’s going to have to be a radical policy shift by East Asia to address this problem or it’s just going to continue to grow,” Chiang Mai: Cloudy with rain 32C Bangkok: Bright but cloudy with isolated thunder showers 34C Pattaya and SE: Bright cloudy DRY 31C Phuket and the South: Bright partly cloudy, some thundershowers 30C Hua Hin: Bright but cloudy, expect some rain late this afternoon 31C. Listen Live: Surf 102.5 Facebook: Surf 102.5 -- © Copyright SURF 102.5 FM 2022-05-31 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here.

PPRP losing allies and friends ahead of big week and looming no-confidence motion By Erich Parpart The breakaway MPs from the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) are not pulling their punches any longer when it comes to addressing their former party, if the latest developments are anything to go by. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261244-pprp-losing-allies-and-friends-ahead-of-big-week-and-looming-no-confidence-motion/

By Erich Parpart The breakaway MPs from the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) are not pulling their punches any longer when it comes to addressing their former party, if the latest developments are anything to go by. Over the weekend, the Sang Anakot Thai Part, openly criticised the government’s draft fiscal budget which will be debated in parliament between Tuesday and Thursday. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe The party, led by former finance minister Uttama Savanayana and former energy minister Sonthirat Sontijirawong, who were thrown out of PPRP by Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan’s takeover, said there are at least eight points of concern over the draft bill. Full story: https://www.thaienquirer.com/40521/pprp-losing-allies-and-friends-ahead-of-big-week-and-looming-no-confidence-motion/ -- © Copyright Thai Enquirer 2022-05-31 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here.

Thailand setting up cyber-defense division after hacks targeting Ministry of Defense, Prime Minister’s Office By Arun Saronchai Thailand is setting up and recruiting hackers and engineers to safeguard the country’s digital infrastructure after persistent hacks targeting the country’s defense and leadership ministries throughout 2021. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261241-thailand-setting-up-cyber-defense-division-after-hacks-targeting-ministry-of-defense-prime-minister’s-office/

By Arun Saronchai Thailand is setting up and recruiting hackers and engineers to safeguard the country’s digital infrastructure after persistent hacks targeting the country’s defense and leadership ministries throughout 2021. According to several well placed sources in the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society and the Ministry of Defense, the government has been recruiting graduates in Computer Science and influential tech entrepreneurs over the last six months. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe This was in response to attacks by a hacker group known as Threat Activity Group 16 [TAG 16] which targeted the Prime Minister’s Office, the Ministry of Defense, the Royal Thai Army, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Full story: https://www.thaienquirer.com/40529/thailand-setting-up-cyber-defense-division-after-hacks-targeting-ministry-of-defense-prime-ministers-office/ -- © Copyright Thai Enquirer 2022-05-31 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here.

Man arrested in Thailand after fleeing Scotland following indecent images conviction in 2014 File photo for reference only Police Scotland can confirm that a 46-year-old man from Lanarkshire, convicted of being found in possession of indecent images of children, in 2014 has been arrested in Thailand on an international warrant today, Monday, 30 May 2022. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261231-man-arrested-in-thailand-after-fleeing-scotland-following-indecent-images-conviction-in-2014/

File photo for reference only Police Scotland can confirm that a 46-year-old man from Lanarkshire, convicted of being found in possession of indecent images of children, in 2014 has been arrested in Thailand on an international warrant today, Monday, 30 May 2022. William Dempster was convicted in May 2014 and fled the UK before he could be sentenced and was believed to have travelled to Thailand. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Following extensive enquiries by Police Scotland, the National Crime Agency and the Royal Thai Police, Dempster was arrested in Pattaya and will now be subject to extradition proceedings. Source: https://www.scotland.police.uk/what-s-happening/news/2022/may/man-arrested-in-thailand-after-fleeing-scotland-following-indecent-images-conviction-in-2014/ -- POLICE SCOTLAND 2022-05-31

Man guns down three after being asked for a beer as a 16-year-old is found dead in Pathum Thani by Carla Boonkong & Pranee O' Connor Police officers set up a crime scene at a building site in Pathum Thani on Saturday night after the remains of a 16-year-old were found on the scene with a single bullet wound to the chest area. Police later established that he had died during a youth gang ambush on the construction site earlier in the day. (Inset) The 11 mm handgun used later in Chonburi where a 38-year-old man on a motorcycle gunned down three older men after taking offence when one asked him for a bottle of beer. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261230-man-guns-down-three-after-being-asked-for-a-beer-as-a-16-year-old-is-found-dead-in-pathum-thani/

Police officers set up a crime scene at a building site in Pathum Thani on Saturday night after the remains of a 16-year-old were found on the scene with a single bullet wound to the chest area. Police later established that he had died during a youth gang ambush on the construction site earlier in the day. (Inset) The 11 mm handgun used later in Chonburi where a 38-year-old man on a motorcycle gunned down three older men after taking offence when one asked him for a bottle of beer. Thailand has by far the greatest number of guns in circulation compared to any other country in ASEAN, 50 times more than Singapore and over three times more than the nearest country, Cambodia. However, while gun deaths exceed the United States by 30% they are far behind the rate seen in the Philippines. The combination of Thailand’s chronic problems of gun violence, mental health issues and drug abuse results in a deadly cocktail that produces nights of carnage and human misery such as that seen on Saturday in two provinces near Bangkok. On Saturday night, police in Thailand were called to the scenes of two senseless shootings where three people lost their lives. The first, in Pathum Thani, central Thailand, neighbouring Bangkok, was the scene of a youth gang ambush where an unidentified 16-year-old boy’s body was found while the other, three hours later, in Chonburi, involved a hallucinating and intoxicated 38-year-old man who indiscriminately gunned down three middle-aged men after one had asked him for a bottle of beer. Just another day in Thailand which is suffering under the weight of twin chronic problems, drug abuse and gun violence. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Police officers set up a crime scene at a building site in Pathum Thani on Saturday night after the remains of a 16-year-old were found on the scene with a single bullet wound to the chest area. Full story: https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/05/30/crazed-man-guns-down-three-over-a-beer-in-chonburi/ -- © Copyright Thai Examiner 2022-05-31 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here.

UPDATE: Monkeypox case in Thailand confirmed in transit passenger at Suvarnabhumi Airport last week by News Desk The Chief of the Epidemiology Division of the Department of Disease Control within the Ministry of Public Health, Dr Chakkarat Pitayowonganon, has confirmed one case of monkeypox in a transit passenger in recent days travelling from Europe to Australia via Thailand who was reportedly asymptomatic. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261219-thailand-reports-first-case-of-monkeypox-in-transit-passenger-to-australia/?do=findComment&comment=17389581

Monkeypox case in Thailand confirmed in transit passenger at Suvarnabhumi Airport last week by News Desk The Chief of the Epidemiology Division of the Department of Disease Control within the Ministry of Public Health, Dr Chakkarat Pitayowonganon, has confirmed one case of monkeypox in a transit passenger in recent days travelling from Europe to Australia via Thailand who was reportedly asymptomatic. First case detected in Thailand is a transit passenger who only spent two hours at Suvarnabhumi Airport and was asymptomatic. Nevertheless, the Ministry of Public Health remains vigilant and is putting in place plans for potential protocols if required. Thailand on Monday confirmed its first case of monkeypox. A top official revealed that the case was that of a transit passenger travelling from Europe to Australia last week who was in the kingdom for only two hours. The news follows an announcement on Sunday that three suspected cases of the virus were, in fact, instances of the herpes virus. Dr Chakkarat Pitayowonganon, the Head of the Epidemiology Division at the Department of Disease Control on Monday confirmed that Thailand has detected a verified case of monkeypox in connection with an Australian business class passenger who transited through Suvarnabhumi Airport last week. Full story: https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/05/30/monkeypox-transit-case-in-thailand-revealed/ -- © Copyright Thai Examiner 2022-05-31 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here.

Electric Vehicle (EV) charging station to open at BluPort Hua Hin on June 1 By Jonathan Fairfield file photo There is now another location for electric vehicle (EV) owners to charge their cars in Hua Hin. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261229-electric-vehicle-ev-charging-station-to-open-at-bluport-hua-hin-on-june-1/

file photo By Jonathan Fairfield There is now another location for electric vehicle (EV) owners to charge their cars in Hua Hin. Bluport Hua Hin has confirmed that its new electric vehicle (EV) charging station will open on June 1. The station offers two types of charging: Normal Charge (AC) and Fast Charge (DC). Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe The Normal Charge (AC) uses an alternating electricity current and is suitable for those who plan to use the charging station for more than one hour. Full story: https://www.huahintoday.com/hua-hin-news/electric-vehicle-ev-charging-station-to-open-at-bluport-hua-hin-on-june-1/ -- © Copyright Hua Hin Today 2022-05-31 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here.

4-year-old Thai boy drowns at pool villa in Chonburi By Tanakorn Panyadee Sattahip, Chonburi — A 4-year-old Thai boy drowned at a pool villa in Sattahip and died after being submerged for one minute. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261228-4-year-old-thai-boy-drowns-at-pool-villa-in-chonburi/

By Tanakorn Panyadee Sattahip, Chonburi — A 4-year-old Thai boy drowned at a pool villa in Sattahip and died after being submerged for one minute. At around 8.30 p.m. yesterday, May 29th, the Sawang Rojanathamsathan Rescue Centre responded to a report of a 4-year-old Thai boy who unfortunately passed away after drowning in a pool during his vacation with his family at a pool villa in the Bang Saray sub-district, Sattahip district, Chonburi. Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe The tragedy happened at a two-story private villa. The boy was reportedly playing by himself at the pool while his family was dining nearby at the back of the house. Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/05/30/4-year-old-thai-boy-drowns-at-pool-villa-in-chonburi/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-05-31 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here.

38-year-old suspect barely escapes public lynching at reenactment after allegedly killing two of his relatives and injuring one with firearm in Chonburi By Tanakorn Panyadee Ban Bueng district, Chonburi — A 38-year-old intoxicated man allegedly killed two of his male relatives and seriously injured one, whom he claimed had slapped him in the face before, with a firearm in Chonburi. The suspect reportedly barely escaped the lynching of the victims’ relatives. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261227-38-year-old-suspect-barely-escapes-public-lynching-at-reenactment-after-allegedly-killing-two-of-his-relatives-and-injuring-one-with-firearm-in-chonburi/

38-year-old suspect barely escapes public lynching at reenactment after allegedly killing two of his relatives and injuring one with firearm in Chonburi By Tanakorn Panyadee Ban Bueng district, Chonburi — A 38-year-old intoxicated man allegedly killed two of his male relatives and seriously injured one, whom he claimed had slapped him in the face before, with a firearm in Chonburi. The suspect reportedly barely escaped the lynching of the victims’ relatives. Around midnight on May 28th, Ban Bueng police responded to an alleged murder involving three male victims named Niphon, 56, Wichan, 55, and Udon, 50, (last names not provided) at a retail store in the Nong Bon Daeng sub-district, Ban Bueng district, Chonburi. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe The first two victims were shot dead at the scene while the third suffered a serious gunshot wound. All three victims including the suspect were reportedly relatives. The suspect, according to Ban Bueng police, was identified as Supakorn (name and age not provided). He fled on his motorcycle after committing a crime and retreated to his father-in-law’s house for refuge in the Thung Kwang sub-district, Phanat Nikhom district, Chonburi. Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/05/30/38-year-old-suspect-barely-escapes-public-lynching-at-reenactment-after-allegedly-killing-two-of-his-relatives-and-injuring-one-with-firearm-in-chonburi/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-05-31 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here.

Formal Bangkok gubernatorial election result delayed until Tuesday The Election Commission (EC) has decided to postpone the endorsement of the official result of the Bangkok gubernatorial election until tomorrow (Tuesday), pending an investigation into the unofficial winner Chadchart Sittipunt’s use of vinyl fabric in his campaign posters. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261225-formal-bangkok-gubernatorial-election-result-delayed-until-tuesday/

The Election Commission (EC) has decided to postpone the endorsement of the official result of the Bangkok gubernatorial election until tomorrow (Tuesday), pending an investigation into the unofficial winner Chadchart Sittipunt’s use of vinyl fabric in his campaign posters. The investigation follows a complaint filed with the EC by political activist Srisuwan Janya, who has questioned whether Chadchart had a hidden agenda when he used vinyl fabric in the making of his posters and whether the fabric has been recycled into bags and aprons. The well-known frequent petitioner also accused Chadchart of “insulting the bureaucratic system”. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe The election results are then expected to be announced Tuesday afternoon. Unofficial results appear to show that Chadchart won the capital’s governorship by a landslide. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/formal-bangkok-gubernatorial-election-result-delayed-until-tuesday/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-05-31 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here.

Lower COVID Alert under Consideration BANGKOK (TNA) – The Ministry of Public Health will discuss lowering its COVID-19 alert to level 2 this week as new COVID-19 cases are falling. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261224-lower-covid-alert-under-consideration/

BANGKOK (TNA) – The Ministry of Public Health will discuss lowering its COVID-19 alert to level 2 this week as new COVID-19 cases are falling. Dr Chakkarat Pitayawonganon, director of the epidemiology division at the Department of Disease Control, said that as local and international COVID-19 situations were improving, officials and academics would consider if the COVID-19 alert could be lowered from level 3 to level 2 nationwide. or in some provinces. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe If the alert level is relaxed, high alerts will remain only with elderly people, those with underlying illnesses, pregnant women, inadequately vaccinated people and those visiting poorly ventilated and crowded venues, he said. Full story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-951203 -- © Copyright Thai News Agency 2022-05-31 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here.

PM Concerned about Thai Woman Fatality in Oman BANGKOK, May 30 (TNA) – Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is worried about the death of a Thai woman in Oman and has ordered labor officials to visit her family in Sakon Nakhon province. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261223-pm-concerned-about-thai-woman-fatality-in-oman/

BANGKOK, May 30 (TNA) – Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is worried about the death of a Thai woman in Oman and has ordered labor officials to visit her family in Sakon Nakhon province. Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin said that the prime minister responded to the report that a Thai woman died after falling from the 4th floor of a building in Oman on May 27. The prime minister was worried about the living conditions of all Thais who worked abroad and he extended his condolences towards the family of the dead, the minister said. Full story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-951050 -- © Copyright Thai News Agency 2022-05-31 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here.

Protest against faulty “fancy” lamp posts in Nakhon Si Thammarat Residents of the Muang district of Thailand’s southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat held a protest jog on Saturday night against the alleged inaction by local authorities in fixing the malfunctioning decorative lamp posts installed along a road in front of the King Rama IX public park. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261222-protest-against-faulty-“fancy”-lamp-posts-in-nakhon-si-thammarat/