NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Friday September 9 2022

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The leader of the move forward party has launched a website:  resetthailand.org,  A minimum of 50,000 people are expected to join in the campaign to write a new draft constitution.

The idea is to make it more democratic and end the power of unelected senators to vote alongside the elected MPs for a prime minister.

The South Korean Ambassador met with Thailand's health minister Anutin yesterday to discuss co-operation, they also signed an MOU on joint development and production of vaccines for covid 19.

A group of Rohingya migrants  rescued from the sea and another group stranded on an island off the coast of Satun say they left refugee camps in Bangladesh and Myanmar  in the hope of working in Indonesia. 

10 men escaped from a UNHCR camp in Bangladesh, and were pushed overboard from their boat during a storm.  

The other group from Myanmar had been traveling for 18 days, when the captain and his crew forced 41 of them to jump from the boat near an island, claiming they were in Indonesian territory. Maritime police later seized trawler and arrested the captain.

Police have warned online gamers to be aware of fraudulent schemes that aim to trick them out of their money and steal their online identity. 

Fraud usually takes place when the gamer is asked to by products through the gaming site. 

Many parts of Bangkok and areas close to the river and canals became flooded, After further torrential downpours yesterday afternoon just as commuters were about to head home.

Region:

Indian and Chinese troops have begun disengaging from the disputed  border area in the western Himalayas, two years after clashes at the frontier strained diplomatic ties. President Xi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are due to meet in Uzbekistan next week.
 

Chiang Mai: Cloudy with thunderstorms 28C
Bangkok: Cloudy thunder showers 31C 
Pattaya and SE: Bright, Cloudy  30C.
Phuket and the South: Bright Partly Cloudy,  DRY 30 C.
Hua Hin: Cloudy,  with a good chance of rain  31 C

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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