NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Monday October 24 2022

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A man was arrested last  night after he grabbed former leader of the Future Forward Party Mr Thanathorn by the neck and claimed he had a bomb, Mr Thanathorn managed to get out of the neck hold, while security apprehended the man, no explosives were found. 

The incident happened while Mr Thanathorn was signing an autograph at the National Book Expo at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in Bangkok.

 

The leader of the PHEU THAI PARTY said it would never join in a coalition if it meant General Prayut  would see his rule continue beyond the next general election.  However, it might    consider joining  a coalition ahead of next year's election.

 

A Thai actor known as Tono has raised over 60 million baht during a charity swim across the Mekong river at Nakhon Phanom. The 15 kilometer swim took around 7 hours, Tono was greeted by crowds at the Laos side before the return swim. Funds will be used to buy medical equipment at two hospitals one in Laos and the other Nakhon Phanom.  

 

A man who kept seven pit bull dogs at his house has died after being at  tacked by at least one of the animals, rescuers found the man lying in a pool of blood, at his home in Nakon Ratchasima, they attempted to carry out CPR without success, 

 

The coast road that subsided in phuket leading to patong was reopened to pedestrians yesterday, however it remains closed to traffic.

Authorities estimate the road may be reopened to traffic in about a week.

 

REGION 

North Korea fired 10 artillery shells off its west coast this morning
After South Korea fired warning shots  at a North Korean boat that crossed the two Koreas' maritime border.

 

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un sent a congratulatory letter to Xi Jinping on his re-election as China's leader, saying he hoped to further develop their ties, 

 

Indonesia: Southeast Asian foreign ministers will hold emergency talks in Jakarta next week to discuss strife-torn Myanmar ahead of the ASEAN leaders’ summit in November,

WX: fine and sunny up north

Rain - Storms to the south

Chiang Mai: sunny 32C
Bangkok: bright partly cloudy showers 31C 
Pattaya and SE:   Bright partly cloudy   31C.
Phuket: Partly Cloudy 29C.
Hua Hin: Bright partly cloudy, perhaps rain later in the day 31C

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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