NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Wednesday November 2 2022

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The government has informed the family of the thai girl who died in the Itaewon crush on Saturday night, that she is entitled to compensation of 50,000 baht to cover funeral expenses plus 15,000 baht pension. 

S Korea said it would cover the cost of flying their daughter's body back to Thailand. The family had been prepared to borrow 400 thousand baht to cover those costs. 

 

Four people were killed and six women were injured after a public minivan drove over a traffic island, and smashed head-on with a larger truck on the opposite side of the road in Chonburi. the truck driver was apparently thrown  out but then crushed by his own vehicle. 

 

A new survey into the effects of ‘Covid 19’ on children's education has found, the prolonged suspension of schools with classes being held online, resulted in  a detrimental effect of reading and writing skills among young children.

Many youngsters were also found to be less physically fit than usual.

Citi bank announced yesterday it had completed the sale of its Malaysia and Thailand retail banking and credit card businesses to United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB).

The sale of the Vietnam and Indonesia consumer businesses are expected to be completed next year..

 
REGION

 

South Korea’s Interior Minister Lee Sang-min apologised for failing to prevent the Halloween crowd surge that killed more than 156 people in Itaewon on Saturday night.

The head of Police said the force mishandled emergency calls about dangerous overcrowding hours before disaster struck.

 

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanded lessons be learned as he visited the site of a bridge collapse that killed 135 people and met some of the injured in hospital, Modi said there was need to conduct a detailed and extensive inquiry.

 

Hong Kong is preparing for Typhoon  Nalgae that swept across the philippines killing more than 100 people. 

Hong kong has closed schools and may issue No 8 typhoon warning.

Fine and sunny 
Except rain  in the far south
  

Chiang Mai: Sunny, 32C
Bangkok: Sunny 33C 
Pattaya and SE: Sunny, partly cloudy 31C.
Phuket: Partly Sunny, partly cloudy  29C.
Hua Hin: Sunny 30C

 

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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