NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Tuesday December 13 2022

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Police in Nakhon Phanom stopped and arrested Two 21 year old’s at a checkpoint in close to the Mekong river. The two were carrying 257 kilograms of dried marijuana in 1 kilo bags. They told police they had collected the drugs from the bank of the Mekong. 

 

The body of a 39 year old man reported missing 3 days ago was found half submerged in a paddy field. In Nakhorn Tatchasima.   

Police were called and found the body in a shallow grave,  a small tent and alcoholic drinks were close by.  The man had left home with friends and officers believe he may have died following an argument. .

A woman in Saraburi was arrested after she allegedly set up a fake Facebook page in the name of a woman who turned out to be a senior police officer.

The woman named Kanjira sent messages to the officer's  friends, asking for help, however Kanjira didn’t realize the woman was a police officer until she was arrested.

 

The NBTC Broadcast regulator say the sports authority cannot walk away from returning 600 million baht provided by the NBTC for the purchase of broadcast rights to the world cup, 
The Sports authority granted exclusive rights to True Corp, to broadcast the matches. However True obtained a court order preventing other IPTV companies from relaying the games, the case is likely to go to court.

 

A leading doctor at Chulalongkorn hospital says Covid 19 is now becoming seasonal similar to several respiratory infections, and most likely to occur during cooler months  between November and February. 

He added vaccines would not stop or contain the pandemic but they were very effective at reducing symptoms and reducing the number of deaths.

There were 107 covid related deaths last week, and 385 people were currently on life support. 

 

Bangkok’s sky train operator says fairs will increase from January,

Fairs that range from 16 – 44 baht will rise to  17 – 47 baht.

 

REGION

 

India: The army reports both Indian and Chinese troops suffered minor injuries in a clash at a disputed border , the first such incident since deadly fighting between the two neighbours in June 2020.

 

China: Just Days after most Covid-19 measures were lifted, a massive outbreak has forced much of Beijing into voluntary quarantine, this combined with Beijing’s worst air pollution in more than year due to a sandstorm that filled the capital’s skies with dust.

Sunny light cloud

Monsoon rain and thunderstorms to the  south From Chumphon down into Malaysia. 

 

Chiang Mai: Bright partly cloudy 28C
Bangkok: Sunny, 30C       
Pattaya: Sunny, 31 C.
Phuket: Bright but Cloudy with rain and thunderstorms  29C
Hua Hin: Sunny, 27C .

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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