NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Tuesday 14 February 2023

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Consumer protection officers arrested a Chinese man in Samut Prakarn and seized fake cosmetics, bags and more than 67 thousand items worth some 14 million baht. The man denied possession and selling of fake goods and said he was only packing them for Chinese online customers.

Authorities warned the public to be aware and ensure only legitimate goods are ordered online. 

Deputy National Police Chief Surachate Hakparn will charge  more than 100 immigration officers allegedly involved in illegally issuing visas for Chinese and other foreign nationals linked to dodgy businesses in Thailand.

Hakparn will file the complaints in the north eastern cities of Khon Kaen and Udon Thani.

 

The Election Commission yesterday warned political contestants they would be breaking the law if they hand out roses to their constituents today Valentine’s Day.

Political parties are prohibited from distributing items of commercial value to anyone during the current 180-day period prior to the election date expected in May.

 

Immigration officials arrested several smugglers after they were caught bringing in Myanmar workers hidden in small boats, a 31 year old brought in 21 people in from myanmar, each had paid a middleman 18, thousand baht.

 

People in Phang Nga north of Phuket were shaken by a mild earth tremor yesterday afternoon. The quake measured 3.7 and was at a depth of just 4 kilometers, there were no reports of injury or damage. 

Two french tourists who became lost in a forest in southern Phuket 
Have been found safe, they managed to phone the tourist police for help,  a team of rangers and police began a search and found the two some hours later in the dark on the side of a hill. 

 

Around the Region:

 

 An Indonesian court sentenced former police inspector-general Ferdy Sambo to death yesterday, for the premeditated murder of his bodyguard, bringing to a close a high-profile scandal that has thrust the country’s police force into the spotlight over alleged corruption.

 
The weather:

Chiang Mai: cloud clearing up …Sunny 34 celsius
Bangkok: Sunny,  34. 
Pattaya: Sunny partly cloudy,   32
Phuket and the far south: cloud clearing up …Sunny 32
Here in Hua Hin : Fine Sunny, 32 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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