NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Monday July 18 2022

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Health authorities will advise Bangkok's Governor to limit public activities in order to minimize the spread of coronavirus.

 

Some 2,000 people per day currently require hospital treatment, around half of those are in the capital, with more than 40 percent suffering from a serious condition.

 

Authorities say people returning from their long weekend should self-test for infection.

 

One person has been arrested for the theft of 4 football seats and a cardboard cutout of Chinese singer Jackson Wang, stolen from the football stadium after lasts week's match between Manchester United and Liverpool.

 

Police apprehended the driver of a truck that was carrying the items and say they are looking for several others who may have been involved.

 

Soldiers have retrieved the wreckage of an army Black Hawk helicopter that suffered engine failure and crash landed  in a rubber plantation in Songkhla on Friday,  all 7 people on board survived and were taken to hospital.

 

The government is to allow almost 1.7 million workers from neighboring countries to extend their visas and work documents, the move is seen as a way to speed up the economy particularly in construction, agriculture and production of processed foods. 

 

Train services between Hat Yai and Padang Besar across the Malaysian border have resumed after more than 2 years giving a boost to business and tourism.

 

Former Tourism and Sports Minister Senator Weerasak Kow-surat” has got behind a new short video  ‘Thailand amazing Thailand’ that tells the story of a family’s holiday of a lifetime, the video and music produced by the Isan project can be seen on social media outlets from today.  

 

Region:

 

South Korea says the number of Covid infections over the weekend  doubled from a week ago, largely due to the highly contagious new sub-variants.  Health experts anticipated daily infection numbers could increase beyond government expectations.

 

Singapore: A 17 and a 41 year old were being questioned by police after jumping the barrier during the Liverpool and Crystal palace football match last Friday. 

 

Both were being charged with willful trespass after they avoided security and got onto the pitch right in front of the players.

 

Fine and sunny with cloud developing later

 

Chiang Mai: Sunny, partly cloudy 35C

 

Bangkok: Sunny, partly cloudy with isolated thundershowers this afternoon 35C

 

Pattaya and SE: Sunny, partly cloudy 32C

 

Phuket and the South: Sunny, partly cloudy 30C

 

Hua Hin: Fine and sunny becoming cloudy this afternoon  33C

 

Credits: Bangkok Post, The Nation, Asean Now, Khaosod English,  Hua Hin Today, Royal Coast Review, Kulsawek Sawekwannakorn, thainewsroom.com, 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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