NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Friday November 18 2022

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Chinese President Xi Jinping was greeted by Prime minister Prayut, and went on to pitch his vision for greater regional cooperation on development and security in a printed statement.

Adding Asia-Pacific is no one's backyard and should not become an arena of big power rivalry.

 

U.S Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband arrived at Don Mueang Airport last night.

Security and police prevented protesters from marching to the Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre yesterday, Instead police talked with protest leaders from several groups at Asoke MRT. 

Protesters were also prevented from delivering a letter to delegates and  displaying their banners, however demonstrations continued into the evening.

 

Agreement has been reached between the sports authority of Thailand and Fifa over broadcast rights to show all the world cup matches on domestic Television, 

The price tag of 33 million dollars means all 64 matches will now be broadcast live nationwide from Sunday.  
 
A 57 year old former school director has been sentenced to life in prison and ordered to pay 1.7 million baht compensation for the murder of a 19 year old woman who went missing in Prachin Buri in 2012.

 

The girls parents asked a foundation to help search for their daughters body, which they found buried at a cemetery in Chonburi,  DNA evidence proved this was the missing woman.

The former school director will appeal his sentence.
 

A French tourist reported missing yesterday in Surat Thani has been found dead after an extensive search.

Rescuers found the 30 year olds body at the bottom of a 150 meter cliff, the tourist left his hotel last saturday to go walking and is believed to have fallen while looking for a drone he had been flying. 

 
REGION

Myanmar’s military  granted amnesty to Dr Sean Turnell, an Australian economist and former adviser to Aung San Suu Kyi, He and former British ambassador to Myanmar, Ms Vicky Bowman, were among nearly 6,000 prisoners freed to mark a national holiday yesterday. Both were said to have caught a flight to Bangkok.

Japanese filmmaker Toru  Kub-ota has also been released.

 

Hong Kong will half the number Covid-19 tests new arrivals must undergo starting next week. 
Travellers will be swabbed for testing at the airport, and then must arrange one additional test on their second day in the island city .

China:  Social media and web video platforms must approve all news-related comments before they go online and step up training for censors to keep out so called “harmful” content, according to new regulations due to take effect next month.

Bright but cloudy with rain
 

Chiang Mai: Bright but cloudy with rain 31C
Bangkok: Bright but cloudy with rain 31C 
Pattaya: and SE: Bright but cloudy with rain  30C.
Phuket:  Bright partly Cloudy, heavy thunderstorms this afternoon   29C.
Hua Hin:  Bright,  becoming cloudy with rain this afternoon  29 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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