NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Monday December 5 2022

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A human rights group based in Songklah has recommended an independent panel be formed to see why 23 people were sent to hospital suffering from dehydration after they were told to stay in the sun as part of their territorial defense training program with the Army, eight of them required kidney dialysis.

Thai police have arrested a 51 year old Russian man wanted in his own country for allegedly hiring a hitman to carry out a murder. The Russian embassy is also  seeking the extradition of Mr Igor Guzhin in connection with another charge in 2019, the man is currently being detained by Thai immigration.

One man has been detained by Police and another is sought following a bomb explosion which derailed a freight train in Songkhla on Saturday.

CCTV is being examined to try and find out how the bomb was planted, it’s believed the explosion is connected with insurgents in the far south. 

Chinese authorities have requested the extradition of a Malaysian businessman who allegedly operated an online gambling center in Songkhla.  

REGION

Indonesia: Around 2000 people were evacuated following the eruption of a volcano on an east javan island yesterday, authorities distributed facemasks to people moved to shelters as clouds of ash erupted, roads were closed and air traffic was warned to avoid the area, there were no immediate reports of injury. 

Chiang Mai: Sunny partly clouldy 32C
Bangkok: Sunny, partly cloudy 32C       
Pattaya: Bright but Cloudy with showers  32 C.
Phuket: Bright but Cloudy with thundershowers showers  28C
Hua Hin: Bright but Cloudy perhaps an isolated shower 29C .

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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