NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Friday July 29 2022

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A second person has been detected with monkeypox, a 47 year old living in Bangkok developed a high fever, pain and blisters on the body 2 weeks ago.

He is being treated in hospital. 10 people living in the same house are considered at high risk, authorities are also looking for several other people who had been in contact with the patient.

Customs authorities have discovered 5 containers containing 130 tonnes of illegal waste shipped from Australia.

The waste was brought in by a paper company to serve as raw material to produce paper rolls at its plant in Prachin Buri.

The shipment will be returned to Australia and the paper company will likely face charges.

Immigration police arrested Three Chinese men for the alleged abduction of a businessman from Bangkok and demanding a ransom of 10-million-baht.

The victim had been taken and dropped at Nonthaburi. He eventually managed to contact the police.

The 3 were about to board a flight at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport, officers found an expensive wristwatch and keys to a Mercedes, belonging to the victim.

Three people were arrested in Pathum thani on charges of trade mark counterfeiting. More than 54 thousand food items were seized all with fake brand names on the packaging. Police found the three had been arrested two years ago on similar charges.

Park officials at Khao Yai found the body of a baby elephant and a larger elephant at a waterfall, it’s believed both had fallen during a monsoon rain storm earlier this week. 

Region:

Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has issued a notice to former president Gota-baya Raja-paksa, ordering him to appear in court on Aug 1 to face allegations that he and others  are responsible for the economic crisis.

A fine start becoming cloudy

Chiang Mai: Sunny partly cloudy isolated showers 36C                                                                                  Bangkok: Sunny partly cloudy isolated showers 33C       

Pattaya and SE: Fine, dry Partly Cloudy 31C                                                                                      

Phuket and the South: Bright, some thundershowers 29C

Hua Hin: Fine and sunny becoming cloudy with  some showers later 32C

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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