NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Thursday November 10 2022

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Police in Pattaya were looking for at least one Chinese national after raiding a building and finding it was being converted to be used as a casino, officers found a chip exchange room and VIP lounges, they confiscated gambling tables, 500 dice, playing cards and other equipment.

 

Police arrested a 33 year old Chinese man at a property on Suthisarn road Bangkok for possession of a fake Thai ID card,  officers found a luxury diplomatic style limousine, a fake escort police motorcycle and a fake military uniform. 

Six guns were also found. 

The arrested man faces charges of making false statements and using the fake id card. 

 

The search for a teenage boy who fell off a jet-ski into a reservoir at the Sri-nakarin Dam has been called off after 15 days with no trace of the missing boy.

Divers had searched at a depth of some 45 meters, without any success.  

The boys mother from Bangkok vowed to return and continue the search with local volunteers.

 

A virologist at Chulalongkorn University has warned of a possible surge in Covid-19 when schools return during the cold season that may peak in January. He added that Covid would probably become a seasonal respiratory illness similar to the flu. He warned hospitals to prepare for a sharp increase in patients.

 

Thailand's Broadcast regulator the NBTC has provided  600 million baht to the Sports Authority of Thailand for the  purchase of rights to broadcast the World Cup soccer games on domestic television. However the final bill is likely to reach more than 1.2 billion baht which the Sports authority is looking to raise before matches start on 21st November. 

Critics suggest the NBTC’s funding is unfair and gives the Sports Authority an advantage, and may prevent the NBTC from funding other projects. 

REGION

Cambodia: Visiting Chinese Premier Li Keq-iang announced a large package of assistance to develop infrastructure, in all 18 agreements were signed, to provide aid and cooperation, which includes  a joint project to build a new highway.

 

Philippines: An Australian man has been sentenced to 129 years in  jail as part of a child sexual abuse case involving victims as young as 18 months. Peter Scully’ is already serving a life sentence for an initial batch of charges involving the rape and trafficking of girls.

Chiang Mai: Sunny, 31C
Bangkok: SUNNY 34C 
Pattaya: and SE: SUNNY 32C.
Phuket:  Sunny,  partly cloudy, with showers 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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